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the train has only just left alone for munich. -- the train has just left alone, for munich. and the passengers are tired and on edge from the heat. >> i cannot take it anymore. >> the air-conditioning worked at first, but not anymore. >> the air-conditioning systems are prone to outages at high temperatures. they have come under fire for poor management. the ceo has faced calls by the transport minister for improvements. some blame the company's cost- cutting measures. >> politicians played a part in the yield driven course what they couldn't -- while preparing their initial public offering. in that respect, politicians are responsible. >> while politicians push for solutions, many passengers are left to wait and sweat it out. deutsche bahn will have to act quickly to prevent a public- relations crisis. >>> former archbishop desmond tutu plans to recruit. it plans to retire from public lifen october 7, on his 70th birthday. he says it is time to slow down and spend more time with family. he was awarded the peace prize in 1984 and became the archbishop of cape town in 1986, r
the train has only just left alone for munich. -- the train has just left alone, for munich. and the passengers are tired and on edge from the heat. >> i cannot take it anymore. >> the air-conditioning worked at first, but not anymore. >> the air-conditioning systems are prone to outages at high temperatures. they have come under fire for poor management. the ceo has faced calls by the transport minister for improvements. some blame the company's cost- cutting measures....
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for us. >> a chance to be back in the center of society, just like the synagogue in the heart of munich. >> part of europe are experiencing the hottest summer in years. in switzerland, attention has been drawn to its melting glaciers. one to the southeast of the country is disappearing at an alarming rate. >> even up here on the glacier, there is no beating the heat wave. is glacier in the swiss alps is melting away at a rate of 20 centimeters a day. here is what it looked like last year at the foot of this glacier. giant cave of eyes. which today is completely gone. melted into the ever widening current flowing toward the valley. >> a glacier of this size, which is 7 kilometers long, takes about 20 years to react to the environment. the past 20 years were consistently to warm. in combination with hot summers, that has led to dramatic levels of melting. >> experienced hikers are also struck by how quickly the car glacier is receiving -- glacier is receding. but i could never believe it could possibly milk that fast. -- milk that fast. >> two years ago i parked my babies pram here were t
for us. >> a chance to be back in the center of society, just like the synagogue in the heart of munich. >> part of europe are experiencing the hottest summer in years. in switzerland, attention has been drawn to its melting glaciers. one to the southeast of the country is disappearing at an alarming rate. >> even up here on the glacier, there is no beating the heat wave. is glacier in the swiss alps is melting away at a rate of 20 centimeters a day. here is what it looked...
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there is the munich octoberfest or sports tournament, like the 2006 world cup which was hosted by germany. >> 2006, the soccer world cup in germany -- fans across the country turned up in the thousands to watch the game in public viewing areas. in berlin alone, millions watched germany against in the tournament. the events passed without incident. the location was key, surrounded by the park. there was a safety buffer all around it. people could easily escape and emergency services had easy access. safety precautions were missing at the love parade. panic has been avoided at many other mass gatherings. in 2005, 1 million people took part in world youth day, a catholic festival held that year. lessons from panic research work followed in planning the event, helping to what problems, especially in the narrow lanes of cologne's old town. crowds were sent through one-way areas to make sure they cannot co-lead -- they could not collide. millions of pilgrims converged on the saudi city every year. on many occasions, many lives have lost. the major disaster was in 2006 when more than 350 people
there is the munich octoberfest or sports tournament, like the 2006 world cup which was hosted by germany. >> 2006, the soccer world cup in germany -- fans across the country turned up in the thousands to watch the game in public viewing areas. in berlin alone, millions watched germany against in the tournament. the events passed without incident. the location was key, surrounded by the park. there was a safety buffer all around it. people could easily escape and emergency services had...
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the world's largest indoor plumbing facility in munich receives up to 700 visitors per day -- indoor climbing facility in unit receives up to 700 the city -- visitors per day. climbing fans will not have to wait in long lines anymore. >> this was worth it from the outset. we expected ticket sales to be much lower. as we reached our goal in the first rear of operation, the numbers just keep going up every year. right now we are 3.5 times above are planned capacity. >> germany now boasts 300 indoor climbing centers and 10 new ones open their doors every year. >>> german wheat and grain farmers are growing nervous about the direction of the current dry spell that is threatening to ruin their harvest. grain crops are failing. the eastern germany, but the extreme heat and dry weather is really not as harmful for every crop per -- every crop. >> across eastern germany, crops are failing at a massive scale. although they need sunshine to thrive, they also need water, and it has not rained properly for weeks. this farmer shows how small and pour the kernels are. >> things were looking good a
the world's largest indoor plumbing facility in munich receives up to 700 visitors per day -- indoor climbing facility in unit receives up to 700 the city -- visitors per day. climbing fans will not have to wait in long lines anymore. >> this was worth it from the outset. we expected ticket sales to be much lower. as we reached our goal in the first rear of operation, the numbers just keep going up every year. right now we are 3.5 times above are planned capacity. >> germany now...
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. >>> home video, immune nick vest fall -- munich if he is val in germany.anic came over the crowd when officers tried to prevent more people from entering. some people tried to escape up a medical stair -- metal staircase, the organizers say the event will not be held again. >>> pope benedict xvi spoke about the tragedy in his weekly address and he asked everyone to remember the victims in their prayers. >>> the l.a. town made national news when the super sized salaries were uncovered. they will uncover what they plan to do to those leaders tomorrow. >> reporter: residents marching on a mission today, visiting the homes and businesses of the mayor and three city council members making $100,000 for that part-time job at city hall. >> it is outrageous. >> reporter: together she and her husband make 7 $5,000 a year and support a family of 6 on that. that is 2 $5,000 less than those part-timers at city hall. they joined the march, carrying scenes saying stop the fraud and two adults went to their homes. they urged the mayor and two city council members to resig
. >>> home video, immune nick vest fall -- munich if he is val in germany.anic came over the crowd when officers tried to prevent more people from entering. some people tried to escape up a medical stair -- metal staircase, the organizers say the event will not be held again. >>> pope benedict xvi spoke about the tragedy in his weekly address and he asked everyone to remember the victims in their prayers. >>> the l.a. town made national news when the super sized...
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alleged to have paid for sex with an underage prostitute as a birthday present to himself the buying munich stars accused of flying to hit the germany when she was just seventeen although he says he thought she was over the legal age of eighteen real madrid star kevin benz members also quizzed by officers investigating an underage prostitution ring both plays deny wrongdoing but if found guilty could face three years in jail. german coach jurgen love believes his side will get even better the fifty year old has agreed to stay in charge for another two years and that we're taken through to the twenty twelve european championships loaves just like germany to third place at the world cup in south africa and two years ago his men run is up at the european championships but he thinks there is still room for improvement. by this month. everyone knows that we have a very good basis that we have a lot of young players who can become even better with time so we see a lot of potential and want to stay together. i think the circumstances are good for us to develop. meanwhile the pre-season is in full
alleged to have paid for sex with an underage prostitute as a birthday present to himself the buying munich stars accused of flying to hit the germany when she was just seventeen although he says he thought she was over the legal age of eighteen real madrid star kevin benz members also quizzed by officers investigating an underage prostitution ring both plays deny wrongdoing but if found guilty could face three years in jail. german coach jurgen love believes his side will get even better the...
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reporter: top young talent...from some of the biggest teams in europe, including barcelona, bayern munich, liverpool and milan....this is the first edition of the aegon u17 future cup, hosted by ajax amsterdam... >>pronk: this weekend we have many scouts and many managers around the teams yeah. >>keane: everybody's very eager to see how big clubs develop their players and see what level they're at and so it's a good moment to come here and see also the different styles of play,ff. >>reporter: the styles may be different...but the dreams are most certainly the same... >>my dream is to be a professional football player >>player: of course to make ajax one...that's my dream. >>reporter: as the cost of buying players has soared, clubs investment in producing talent like this thru their academies has never been more important. today, turning out model professionals who canperform both on and off the pitch is a very serious business... >>jong: well at this tender young age it is unlikely these players will be mobbed outside on the field and it will be easier for us to talk to them out there. bu
reporter: top young talent...from some of the biggest teams in europe, including barcelona, bayern munich, liverpool and milan....this is the first edition of the aegon u17 future cup, hosted by ajax amsterdam... >>pronk: this weekend we have many scouts and many managers around the teams yeah. >>keane: everybody's very eager to see how big clubs develop their players and see what level they're at and so it's a good moment to come here and see also the different styles of play,ff....
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if you're a consumer and you're in buenos aires and you buy from somebody in munich and you have an item and they said it is new and it is clearly used and it doesn't work, what are your options? if you buy it directly from that seller, you can send them an email and be mean to them online and see if they will let you return it the court of buenos aires has no jurisdiction over them. how much is it going to cost you to find lawyer in germany to handle your case? fundamentally they don't work. so we do have -- this is a big breakthrough, a u.n. agency responsible for harmonizing global law and it is a global online dispute system for low dollar cases. we're still talking about what form that would take. if you're a buyer in buenos aires, you would be able to file a case in argentina and it would go through an international network. this is the kind of thing that we need to think about. these are second order challenges that are creations of this network. now we need to filled with infrastructure, public and n.g.o. and private to handle these kind s of issues. these new technologies have c
if you're a consumer and you're in buenos aires and you buy from somebody in munich and you have an item and they said it is new and it is clearly used and it doesn't work, what are your options? if you buy it directly from that seller, you can send them an email and be mean to them online and see if they will let you return it the court of buenos aires has no jurisdiction over them. how much is it going to cost you to find lawyer in germany to handle your case? fundamentally they don't work....
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s massacre of 11 israeli athletes in the 1972 munich olympics. abbas himself served as pay master. as palestinian media watch reported in a condolence telegram quoted in the abbas controlled newspaper, abbas touted the terrorist as, quote, a wonderful brother, companion, tough and stubborn, relentless fighter, unquote, and described him as, quote, one of the leaders of the fattah movement. while the local and international media pounced on the story as proof that palestinians are serious about peace they failed to mention their hope was based on a story the palestinians themselves denied. so, too in their rush to embrace abbas they failed to mention wiz his glorification of an unrepent tant mass murderer who killed israeli athletes. these statements by officials, the people routinely characterized as moderates, shows how deeply distorlted and largely irrelevant the discourse of the middle east has become. as the moderate palestinians insist, they are not interested in peaceful coexistence and territorial compromise with israel. news coverage in israel and throughout the western wor
s massacre of 11 israeli athletes in the 1972 munich olympics. abbas himself served as pay master. as palestinian media watch reported in a condolence telegram quoted in the abbas controlled newspaper, abbas touted the terrorist as, quote, a wonderful brother, companion, tough and stubborn, relentless fighter, unquote, and described him as, quote, one of the leaders of the fattah movement. while the local and international media pounced on the story as proof that palestinians are serious about...
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but remember the speech in 2007 in the munich securi conference and the tone of the speech because i'mspeech because we know the russian concerns and complaints were and they did affect the way that russia dealt with the united states over the past decade. now the obama administration policy has been predicated on acknowledging the russian concerns and on changing both the rhetoric and the reality of the.s.-russian relationship. now of course it remains a selective partnership just juxtaposed the summit between the two presidents last month followed very shortly by the exchange on the tarmac in vienna. yes it is a complicated relationship. but in the negotiations we signaled to the russians we treat them as an equal partner on this issue and we have a framework and established free-market general scowcroft and my other colleagues talked about, and this may be the last arms control treaty of its kind and it's been very important for re-establishing this relationship with russia and is a major accomplishment so far. last week president medvedev get a speech to the russian diplomatic corp
but remember the speech in 2007 in the munich securi conference and the tone of the speech because i'mspeech because we know the russian concerns and complaints were and they did affect the way that russia dealt with the united states over the past decade. now the obama administration policy has been predicated on acknowledging the russian concerns and on changing both the rhetoric and the reality of the.s.-russian relationship. now of course it remains a selective partnership just juxtaposed...