thousand years ago in the early bronze age five hundred years later came troy to the first flourishing metropolis a thousand years on troy six was built known today as home as it was followed by troy seven the last city of importance was troy nine the hellenistic roman town it existed through to the fourth century a.d. the schliemann trench cuts right across the entire mound in carrying out his excavation work he destroyed a great deal here found troy one one of the oldest fortified sites in asia minor but there was no trace of king priam. it was a great moment for him and when the broad ramp was exposed wide enough to take chariots horses and riders it had to lead to the residence of the trojan king time and again home had mentioned the ski and get surely it had to be here. and when the biggest hold of gold jewelry ever discovered at troy was found hidden in the masonry of the fortifications surely one was convinced that holmes while city was not a myth but reality the german archaeologist smuggled the go to berlin out of the end of the second world war it fell into the hands of the russians the

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cairo a thriving metropolis at times the city seems like a walking contradiction burkas and risque dresses are sold side by side talking about sex is strictly taboo as well you're suddenly married you don't know how you should expect when should you expect what should you do and all of your knowledge comes from a maybe point of view maybe just talks with your friends but not really knowledge. we begin the day on a collision course in spain between national sovereignty and identity politics tonight the spanish government is preparing to take full control of the symbiote taught them is region of catalonia for the first time ever spain's parliament on saturday will use article one fifty five of its constitution to prevent the country from breaking up a legal weapon launched into what is very much a political economic and emotional fight indeed feelings outnumber facts here the arguments for and against kettle on independence well they haven't been heard very much in the last week madrid has done little to hold the country together other than point to the letter of the wall and what about euro

travels to the kenyan capital to hear from those who witnessed the city's progress to becoming a metropolis and discusses where it's heading now at this time on al-jazeera. who is not hostile said that to. most of us amos the mother. i think that what. the men feel is. much. to those that have. done it in the. past. you will. have a place. at the. and . yes there was a prophecy and i meant it as a single i knew. in the last demon. the media just. thought it was plain. evil make their lives just as right it. was funny that you tell them tell us that it is a little tough to be. able to overwhelm your loved one here. missee into most another released. this chemical past this. thank. you as. the end . of that u.f.o.'s. thanks thanks thanks. thanks. thanks thanks to ed. you a story with yourself the stiff's richard. thank. you my he's not going to do with libya. i am a while down you know i have a strong but i see. the list of those missing go grasses and most of president day in the him like it and then most you know more or less. i was in the arms of the tourism. the liquid will. of course fro

planning to build a mega city in the desert now oil will not be pumping through the heart of this metropolis only alternative energies robo robots trains and driverless cars will dominate soon the price tag we're talking about are all the cool off a trillion u.s. dollars. if constructed as planned the saudi megacity neon will be the largest building site on earth covering more than twenty six thousand square kilometers that's an area of land half the size of switzerland it'll go up on the coast of the red sea not far from the hundreds of ships that had for the suez canal every year ten percent of the world's exports pass through the waterway saudi arabia wants to be a new global center for trade crossroads between asia africa and europe trade is just one of nine economic sectors planned for the city the saudis also want to draw companies from the fields of transport robotics biotech food science internet technology and energy with little for the difference between it and a city of today is going to be like the difference between these two phones. to be attractive for foreign investors and st

cairo a thriving metropolis that times the city seems like a walking contradiction burkas and risque dresses are sold side by side talking about sex is strictly taboo as well and yet women often find themselves fending off sexual predators. you're wearing so much revealing clothes and revealing it really that there's some a person to another if you are too loud in the street if you are putting too much makeup when there is an instant of sex would have us men too would find people just pointing fingers about the woman look at houses just look at how she walks look at how she was dealing with them she's asking for it it's a problem aha met is all too aware of but one that's difficult to address most people here prefer to just ignore the problem. mohamed is the head of a private school in egypt such schools are considered progressive but even here sex education is not part of the curriculum public. schools stopped teaching it a long time ago sex they tell the kids is something best kept secret. however being in an eastern country doing that proactively unstored thing or initiating that

and taking the top spot singapore the asian metropolis the start ups are rising like skyscrapers and there must be no lack of staff if they stop the training this young. guy was the ranking are now. telling shopping for smartphones online shoppers can choose from a wide array of platforms but a business woman in berlin is trying to jazz things up with a new app work has been praised as colorful loud and outrageous. no this is not a music video that you're dancing guys are trying to sell something and this time it's that stylish pink t. shirt. they will believe. you. it's amazing. to me this video is really funny. the press has. fortunately it sold out so it's a very funny video to sell a t. shirt. from berlin offers second hand clothes and original creations plus it tells a story in the process mellie created the app in twenty sixteen as a mix of e-bay snap chat and you tube. now to see. how children and teenagers in particular use their mobile phone use how they create videos on snap chat instagram and so on and then i thought this is how telling shopping should look before shopping

watch metropolis. hoardings there was a. boy or there should be a few samples to see that was done but that's just you know it could have been a woman poet warming. mission. after two days. fine. we make it to the desert that leads to monaco the city of. them. in tajikistan lenin still holds a place of ana. in this film the soviet republic average less than seventy five u.s. dollars a month. from . home. and i would love the game. for series did you. miss jewel all of the fun did you go for that enough to shoot you sure. as hell don't live. near that enough frontline yet to get this. traditionally coma singh koga stunt is a family affair and each member has a part to play cohen's mother will sell the mandarins. package a piece. might i'm to have thought i was going to start. construction materials are too expensive so traders set up shop in container. the mandarins have finally made it but with meager earnings people are in no rush to buy. them chop off the bottom. can do their own. land are. just. that i was shouted. down.

but the splendid sophistication of the nation society was only one aspect of this watery metropolis behind the carnival masks lies a history of plundering which goes right back to the origins of the city its history begins with a forced exodus in the fifth century many romans fled to the know away from the invading homes they were driven as far as the adriatic islands where they finally found shelter in the good then. the venetians were quick to use their position on the coast donors and larger boats were built a merchant navy developed and soon the venetians were boat enough to say as far as the orient their trade routes later extended further to the north and west with expeditions reaching the canary islands and senegal the most famous explorer was marco polo who set off in the thirteenth century on his journey to china. new markets opened up and venice increasingly became the center of european trade deals were struck on the reality show in front of the church of santiago soon the fruit and vegetable sellers were joined by many other traders sold from venice is only goon with the sale a

planning to build a mega city in the desert no oil will not be pumping through the heart of this metropolis only alternative energies robo robots trains and driverless cars will dominate in the price tag but we're talking about a rather cool off a trillion u.s. dollars. if constructed as planned the saudi megacity neon will be the largest building site on earth covering more than twenty six thousand square kilometers that's an area of land half the size of switzerland it'll go up on the coast of the red sea not far from the hundreds of ships that had for the suez canal every year ten percent of the world's exports pass through the waterway saudi arabia wants to be a new global center for trade crossroads between asia africa and europe trade is just one of nine economic sectors planned for the city the saudis also want to draw companies from the fields of transport robotics biotech food science internet technology and energy with little for the difference between it and a city of today is going to be like the difference between these two phones. to be attractive for foreign investors and sta

and metropolis built on sand if constructed as planned the saudi megacity naome will be the largest building site on earth covering more than twenty six thousand square kilometers the cost five hundred billion dollars it will be located on the coast of the red sea not far from the hundreds of ships that head for the suez canal every year or so the arabia once naome to be a new global center for trade a crossroads between asia africa and europe. the saudis also want to drug companies from the fields of transport robotics biotech food science internet technology and energy. the country's crown prince used an interesting analogy. should a difference is going to be as a zone as a city of today it's going to be the difference between this fog machine and there's a phone. line to be attractive for foreign investors and stuff the country's strict islamic based laws will not apply within the city's limits. have its own systems and regulations to separated from the rest of saudi arabia men and women for example will be allowed to work together. it's an ambitious plan but throwing money at it is no gu

has moved it on and made something which is a modern science—fiction classic but looks back to metropolises its place in the pantheon alongside films like 2001. it is a film that blade runner deserves to have come after it, and i thought it was wonderful. we have seen the original, we are all that age. do you have to have seen the original to enjoy this? if you haven't seen the original, whether you are going to see this or not go and see the original, it is a very important film. but i think you do have to have seen the original. and you have to see the final cut, the ridley scott final version which sorts out all the little problems. then the experience of watching blade runner 2049 will be much richer because you will understand the resonance of particularly things that happen in the latter third of the film. but who wouldn't want to see blade runner again? exactly. the glass castle, brie larson, woody harrelson. based on a memoir by jeannette walls, opens with her as a gossip columnist played by brie larson, engaged to a financial adviser, she sees her parents played by woody harrelso

yana brings international before the illusion of a thriving metropolis and the mc even in the vulnerable to call me chinese dream a witness documentary at this time on al-jazeera business update brought to you by karzai a way he's going places together. business update brought to you by chance are they always going places together. ok. whether someone saying. i think it's. doing it you can just. fly out. in the heart of the amazon the libyan family is but then lives in peril to harvest brazil nuts. which can sing the congo to the capital is an even more dangerous challenge. risking a tool in the libya. at this time on al jazeera. this is al-jazeera. so robin and you're watching the al-jazeera news our life one headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes turkey and the u.s. suspended visa services for each other's nationals and made a deepening of diplomatic dispute. the international committee of the red cross says its curtailing afghanistan operations after a series of attacks against its members at least twelve russian jew refugees have drowned most of them children a

it looks back to metropolis, taking its place in the pantheon alongside films like 2001, and i don'this lightly, it's a film that blade runner deserved to have come after it. i just thought it was wonderful. we have clearly seen the original, we are of that age. do you have to have seen the original to enjoy this? my own feeling would be, if you haven't seen the original, go and see it because it's a really important film. but i think you do have to see the original. heaven knows it's available in enough different versions. seven versions, i've read. you have to see ridley scott's final cut version that sorts out all the little problems. because then the experience of seeing 2049 will be so much richer because you will understand the resonance of things that happen in the latter third of the film. and who wouldn't want to see blade runner again? exactly. the glass castle, brie larsen and woody harrelson. based on a memoir by jeannette walls. it opens on a successful gossip columnist, played by brie larson, engaged to a financial adviser. going home in a taxi, she sees her parents, wo

thousand years ago in the early bronze age five hundred years later came troy to the first flourishing metropolis a thousand years on troy six was built known today as home as it was followed by troy seven the last city of importance was troy nine the hellenistic roman town it existed through to the fourth century a.d. the schliemann trench cuts right across the entire mound in carrying out his excavation work he destroyed a great deal here shimon found troy one of the oldest fortified sites in asia minor but there was no trace of king priam. it was a great moment for him and when the broad ramp was exposed wide enough to take chariots horses and riders it had to lead to the residence of the trojan king. time and again home had mentioned the ski and get surely it had to be here. and when the biggest hold of gold jewelry ever discovered it was found hidden in the masonry of the fortifications schiemann was convinced that home city was not a myth but reality the german archaeologist smuggled the go to berlin out of the end of the second world war it fell into the hands of the russians the treasure

we don't need weapons in a metropolis area.f you need a gun to hunt and the police can't get to you before bad guys do. i live in metropolis and minutes away. this is ridiculous. he killed 50 people in seconds. in minutes. and this has got to stop. and i want my republican party and my president to stand up and get rid of this second amendment and get rid of guns and get gun control now. st: more reaction from the twitter. urgently establishing brits are involved. boris johnson. steve scalise was on "60 minutes" last night. he was the congressman who was shot at that congressional baseball game practice many months ago and made his return to the house floor last week to a rousing applause after being shot. in his first interview, he recounts the near fatal shooting. he called the survival a miracle and recounted a shocking act of violence that left four others injured and threatened. here's a quote. if you look at what happened that morning, you know a gunman came out with a lot of artillery, hell-bent on killing a lot of us an

like these original film still and studio photos from the shooting of fritz lang's classic movie metropolis. now you've got the very famous shots that everyone you know will recognize and maybe certain shots that you don't recognize you know this is where it becomes even though it wasn't shot for that purpose. fewer than one percent of the pictures have been digitized so far. for twenty five years now richard davis has been working to increase that percentage here digitizing is more than tossing a picture into a scanner the generated files have to satisfy the most demanding criteria so the process can be very involved and time consuming for example making a decades old faded negative look like it did when the photo was taken. and when you add and subtract. the shadow that the sky and when you look at the sky one hundred percent which is a lot now. even. finding suitable images for extremely diverse clients can be a real detective work. and it often results in surprises. we're still only scratching the surface. is a rough indication for everyone a major online there's two hundred prints in t

in the asian metropolis the start ups are rising like skyscrapers and there must be no lack of staff if they stop the training this young. guy was the ship ranking and now. telling shopping for smartphones online shoppers can choose from a wide array of platforms but a business woman in berlin is trying to jazz things up with a new app work has been praised as colorful loud and out. i know you love the most right. wing the but no this is not a music video that you're dancing guys are trying to sell something and this time it's that stylish pink t. shirt and. you believe the bible. it's amazing. to me this video is really funny. the press has. fortunately it sold out so it's a very funny video to. your mind he should know. the app from berlin offers second hand clothes and original creations plus it tells a story in the process melanie moore created the app in twenty sixteen as a mix of e-bay snap chat and you tube. now to d.c. . we saw how children and teenagers in particular use their mobile phones how they create videos on snap chat instagram and so on and then i thought this is ho

to sunrise atop an asian metropolis. hello there most of europe is looking rather autumnal now but not across spain and portugal here it's still very dry for most of us and it's also still pretty hot these pictures out of portugal showing the latest batch of wildfires that we're seeing here actually this fire has been crossed with a dust devil you can see it stretching up there looks like a fire tornado pretty scary if you saw that coming towards you now unfortunately for spain and portugal no new rain is on the horizon so it doesn't look like we're going to get and help with the weather in fighting those fights instead you can see whether wetter weather is that's working its way here of course the eastern parts of europe giving us some heavy rain and it does look pretty wet as well so for stockholm ten degrees will be our maximum and rather brisk winds and then that gradually edging its way eastwards away from stockholm as we head through chews day behind it though the winds are generally flowing down from a northerly d

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travels to the kenyan capital to hail from those who witnessed the city's progress to becoming a metropolis and discusses where it's heading now at this time on al-jazeera. under communism the russian orthodox church was suppressed its property confiscated its followers perished and imprisoned now a resurgent church is central to president putin's idea of russian identity an echo chamber to kremlin policies and abroad so what lies behind these ever closer ties. the russian orthodox church claims the allegiance of three quarters of the population. so it's no surprise that blood to me a peach and acknowledges its importance. all that its spiritual leader patriarch kirill returns the favor calling the president a miracle of god. but some say the relationship between putin states and the orthodox faith goes far beyond mere recognition and expediency but it's a much made in heaven. christian activist church has made russia today. others see it as an unholy alliance blaming the all the dogs church for everything from the war in ukraine to providing cover for intolerance and repression. with a sto

brings international before the illusion of a thriving metropolis and the mix of an invulnerable economy. china is a dream a witness documentary at this time on al-jazeera. the most memorable moments with al-jazeera was when i was on air as hosni mubarak fell with the crowds in tahrir square talking. as. if something happens anywhere in the world how does iraq is in place we're able to cover this like no other news organization. were able to do it properly. and that is our strength. in the heart of the amazon the libyan family has put their lives in peril to harvest brazil nuts. but it's getting the congo to the capital is an even more dangerous challenge. risking it to the libya. at this time on al jazeera. al-jazeera where every. time we see the rain forests of the city we continue on our current way we won't have whole race within twenty thirty forty years from now so your sense lay trying to recreate the ecosystem but under controlled conditions the my goal is still the gallup poll still has a cause for the decline of the great barrier is still sizeable but we've got to stop now and

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most of the roman city, including a hippodrome, still lies beneath the modern metropolis, but some remains been excavated. it was 1957 when the workers started to make an apartment building and then these walls appeared. some historians think as many as 18 roman emperors were born in the territory of modern—day serbia, and that five of those were born here in sirmium itself. it's a heritage this archaeologist thinks is little known outside of the balkans, largely due to the period in the late ‘90s when serbia was seen by some as a political pariah, because of the conflict in kosovo. do you think people are surprised that serbia had such a roman history? i think that it is not so much now, and for a long time, we were isolated and we did a lot during that time, according to the protection of archaeological heritage. and the archaeologists want the world to know about the incredible remains they found here. they're using new sd reconstruction techniques, so that people can digitally explore what parts of this ancient city might have looked like. these things which connect people, like roman

travels to the kenyan capital to hand from those who witnessed the city's progress to becoming a metropolis and discusses where it's heading now at this time on al-jazeera. are. fighting breaks out between curtis and iraqi forces as they battle for control . of the north. you want to know just your ally from a headquarters and. also a heads russia warns any break up of the iran nuclear deal could impact the situation on the korean peninsula. unwilling to engage the u.s. secretary of state blames the four arab countries blockade in qatar ahead of his visit to riyadh and doha and china's president takes a page from aus little red book she jumping thoughts is set to be enshrined in the communist party's constitution. while fighting has broken out between iraqi forces and carrot especially northwest off her kook. book tour. there are reports that this america is battling sea on militia in the same area and that a bridge has been blown up the kurds took up new positions on the road between erbil incur a kook on thursday three days after they pulled out of the city. the russian foreign minister s

power through diverse landscapes will meet local characters go from the sunni towns to the bustling metropolis. will visit places of great importance in american history and discover a small events that shaped every day knife. the main character of our american adventure is the train that makes its daily journey from the gulf of mexico to the atlantic get ready to climb aboard the present. my. new orleans the birthplace of jazz it's a vibrant city on the mississippi delta with something to everybody yet the president meets the past. with its population of around four hundred thousand new orleans is not a notch city by american standards but it's vibrant and loud. the. freight trains with a hundred or more cars line right along the riverbank they take several minutes to pass through. but the wait is worth it. get back to you know was he his. own yet. i won't know what you do. yes we're just. going. now that it's a new orleans welcome. street cars have shaped the cityscape of new orleans for the past hundred and eighty years at first street cars were powered by horses and stealing their next tri

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