the platform fix my berlin was set up a year ago for the city cycling. it allows users to see for example where there's a new bypass or where a new one is planned it already has a 50. 100 users the idea is to put pressure on urban planning authorities if. they're planning a new bicycle boulevard or new bike racks the public can say whether they approve of the plans. so you can see what's possible what the public sees as a priority and what it sees as less urgent and where there is less demand. 8 people now work for the startup it's office is in city lab or land a shared work space for people developing projects and ideas to make berlin greener and smarter. a city lab is a public innovation lab coat run biotechnology foundation and the berlin state we focus on the future of berlin as a digital city and we develop a range of products designed to make the city more livable and. population increases by about 20000 a year according to forecast the city will be home to some 4000000 people by 2030. how can traffic be reduced how can traffic flow be diverted to

berlin's major airport it is only been in operation since october 31st. so there is the queen speaking this is the very latest berlin has to offer. this is the terminal building and i've got to say it's neither beautiful nor ugly it's just an airport and it's not particularly big if you consider that the whole thing was designed for around 46000000 passengers a year. however as you can see. it is of little use at the moment there are only a handful of travelers delete the pandemic hit the airport hard in addition it was opened with an unbelievable 9 years dealing. with. eat. eat and on the runway hardly any movement. as you can see there is hardly anything going on here so let's see if it's different in the city center. plane. people. from people. who live people. and that's the new old palace the so-called homeboy form to me it kind of looks like a film set a little bit unreal. 3 facades of the palace where once prussian rulers resided or built in historical stock only one side is very modern. i like this story called facades better but many people have

our tour today begins in berlin. summer and berlin. river boats on the ship lay. people drawn alec doors by the warm sunshine. cafes and parks in the city are full even occasionally too full according to some of. the brandenburg gate berlin's most popular landmark is pretty crowded too. almost normal and still this year everything is different. the corona crisis has changed the world and our lives including tourism after lock down and travel restrictions brought roland to a standstill earlier this year visitors are slowly starting to trickle back in but what kind of an experience are they in for today we'll find out. after the city was essentially closed to visitors for a couple of weeks a sense of normality is slowly returning to berlin after the lockdown people seem to want to travel again. i don't mind wearing a mask and even if it's not mandatory to wear them outdoors in germany i believe we need to look out for each other. robot reland in the middle of a pandemic how so as in book one very simple we come from hamburg we've pumped our kids with grandma and gra

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berlin's major airport it has only been in operation since oct 31st. so touristic when speaking this is the very latest berlin has to offer. this is the terminal building and i've got to say it's neither beautiful nor ugly it's just an airport and it's not particularly big if you consider that the whole thing was designed for around 46000000 passengers a year. explained to me however as you can see it is a little use at the moment there are only a handful of travelers claim. the pandemic hit the airport hard in addition it was opened with an unbelievable 9 years dealing. with. it. and on the runway hardly any movement. it's. as you can see there is hardly anything going on here so let's see if it's different in the city center. for people. and that's the new old palace the so-called home void for them to me it kind of looks like a film. set a little bit on a real. 3 facades of the palace where once prussian rulers resided or built in a historical start only one side is very modern. i like this story called facades better but many people have a complete

what would be your tip for a perfect summer day in berlin. is that i would hop on a bicycle in the morning and take a nice bike tour it's easier to do that now firstly we have less traffic than usual and secondly we've got pop art or temporary bike trails but i hope they'll stay where they offer a very relaxed kind of ride especially for people who aren't used to riding bikes we have lots of parks and gardens and great bike trails you can use ripped off around noon i'd be sitting in a beer garden and the proprietors have had some fantastic ideas and the senate's been very generous about allowing tables on the sidewalks in the afternoon i go to a museum and in the evening i'd most like to take in a movie at the cool tour for him and enjoy the panorama of the illuminated potsdamer platz. that sounds like a lovely day thanks for the chat my pleasure. not all museums have reopened yet and for those that have visitors may have to buy tickets in advance for a certain time slot. i'll stroll a while longer among the history rich buildings of the muse

this is do you have any news live from berlin europe kicked off its mass vaccination program against covert 98 and 101 year old woman is the 1st person in germany to get the shot as an unprecedented immunization campaign gets underway across the e.u. . i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program in what's being called a historic day in the fight against the corona virus pandemic the european union officially rolls out its mass vaccination program today with batches of the vaccine already delivered several countries including germany began giving shots a day early. our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena is standing by for us in brussels alexandra a historic day in the fight against this pandemic what's the use role in this back same rollout. if you committed a president or the law funder lie and describe it as a touching moment of for europe's you need and this was exactly what the european union the was aiming for in this phase of the fight against the coronavirus in the member states could have moved forward individually but instead they decided that it is the european commis

our tour today begins in berlin. summer and. river boats on the ship lay. people drawn al doors by the warm sunshine. cafes and parks in the city are full even occasionally too full according to some of. the brandenburg gate berlin's most popular landmark is pretty crowded to. almost normal. and still this year everything is different. the corona crisis has changed the world and our lives including tourism after lock down and travel restrictions for a limb to a standstill earlier this year visitors are slowly starting to trickle back and read what kind of an experience are they in for today we'll find out. after the city was essentially closed to visitors for a couple of weeks a sense of normality is slowly returning to berlin after the lockdown people seem to want to travel again. i don't mind wearing a mask and even if it's not mandatory to wear them outdoors in germany i believe we need to look out for each other. so barbara land in the middle of a pandemic how so this in book one very simple we come from hamburg we've talked about kids with grandma and

our tour today begins in berlin. summer. riverboats on the splay. people drawn al doors by the warm sunshine. cafes and parks in the city are full even occasionally too full according to some. the brandenburg gate berlin's most popular landmark is pretty crowded to. almost normal and still this year everything is different. the corona crisis has changed the world and our lives including tourism after lock down and travel restrictions brought to a standstill earlier this year visitors are slowly starting to trickle back and read what kind of an experience are they in for today we'll find out. after the city was essentially closed to visitors for a couple of weeks a sense of normality is slowly returning to berlin after the lockdown people seem to want to travel again. i don't mind wearing a mask and even if it's not mandatory to wear them outdoors in germany i believe we need to look out for each other. so barbara land in the middle of a pandemic how so simple one very simple we come from hamburg we've talked with grandma and grandpa for 48 hours and

berlin agency. travelling through time is just so much fun some developers want to go one step further and use we are to make history relive a book how would you like to take part in the march on washington in 1963 when civil rights activist martin luther king had his famous speech. over 80 actors and various b.r. specialists helped to recreate this historic moment in time. you were really marching with the people you're standing there you're looking at you know dr king gave this speech you're looking at every gesture and then looking at him see his eyes through you something it becomes very personal while goosebumps unfortunately the home selection for a spectacular view our experiences is still quite limited many can only be tried out with high end equipment and special events on top of that the hardware set up for home viewing still comes with a lot of annoying glitches and for many these systems are still too expensive most agree we are still just getting started. heads a virtual reality studio

a project based at berlin's city lab set up the neighborhood watering initiative online. the platform shows how much water the different trees need. city lab is a nonprofit foundation based in the german capital where innovations are born with the aim of making the city in more sustainable. the data comes from the city administration with daily weather updates and information about whether or not the trees have had enough water. in here because this map contains more than $625000.00 tree points for each tree you can find out what type it is the age and its water requirements and that's what we have for now but there are other features we could include like the height the diameter of the crown the diameter of the trunk it's really exciting especially in terms of watering that. almost 2000 berliners have registered so far some of them just water trees occasionally others have taken responsibility for a single tree on their street. berlin has 2500 parks there the green lungs of the city the trees improve the climate and filter out exhaust emissions and more people are becomi

at the heart of berlin looks like a palace from 3 sides with historically modern eastern facade named after the explorers and scholars and visit. the building combines baroque details with cold functional winds. that's almost the whole board forum it isn't a palace it's a radical new building that recalls the historic berlin palace because parliament decided it would it's a nod to history. blast from the past the original palace was a residence to the german kaiser. world war 2 bombs left it badly damaged and in 1950 the communist east german government demolished what was left in its place they built the palace of the republic part legislature part cultural center. after east and west germany were unified the german government decided to get rid of the palace of the republic but the plan sparked protests it was so controversial that the government allowed a 2 year reprieve the gutted structure became an exhibition and performance space for berlin's album dark. and then came the demolition crew. meanwhile the bitter fight continued over how to rebuild berlin a modern city of tomorrow

back at the lab in the technical university in berlin. all they need to do is to take the cells of the tin, the fungus, and mix them into culture. this is then added to hemp oist, a perfect snack for the fungus. within some 10 days, its roots, the my syria, saw that defied the contents of the back it's a shock absorbing material that can compete with petroleum based materials in many ways. that was our main motivation. there are so many products, materials that end up in the trash can, such as e.p.a.'s foam expanded polystyrene. that's the material that we're replacing in this helmet makes up 30 percent of plastic waste in landfills worldwide. that's a lot of first test said shown that the helmet can even outperform conventional ones in safety terms. the team still needs to come up with a sustainable outer shell and to ensure that the product is long lasting. once they've sought those problems, they want to go into business. almost one in 4 cyclists in germany wear a helmet that time schmidt, another by a technologist at the technical uni

in berlin where the conference took place is. you know it gives the feeling of a sort of in your face a lack of a better phrase all right that's nigeria's ambassador to germany is excellent cæsar to that thank you. now zimbabwe's soccer players have been off the pitch since the start of the covered 1000 pandemic without their weekly wages most of them have had to find other means to make ends meet as privileged reports from harare printed for year emmanuel money is no ordinary vehicle mechanic emmanuel is a professional soccer player it is in published top flight. football club but here he is fixing to supplement his income shook up players in the country have been hit hard by the suspension of the league ju to 19 they can hardly survive. don't pick who is. i'm not getting. those who moved those stories to be. so to suck to me it's more fiction a chance usually when we get those we can survive. until the next but at the moment . we're only and salaries. at this speech emanuel and others are training but they are no make cheese to

the platform fix my berlin was set up a year ago for. the city cycling community it allows users to see for example where there's a new bypass or where a new one is planned it already has a 1500 users the idea is to put pressure on urban planning authorities. already said planning a new bicycle boulevard or new bike racks the public can say whether they approve of the plans. so you can see what's possible what the public sees as a priority and what it sees as less urgent and where there is less demand. 8 people now work for the startup it's office is in city lab or land a shared work space for people developing projects and ideas to make berlin greener and smarter. the city like this in a city lab is a public innovation lab coat run biotechnology foundation and the berlin state we focus on the future of berlin as a digital city and we develop a range of products designed to make this city more livable. for lent population increases by about 20000 a year according to forecasts the city will be home to some 4000000 people by 2030 . how can

. 12 meters underground the 145 metre long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super i call for a boy here. to be our director for sending this is a perfect example for how virtual reality can bring history to life with a lot of things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way suddenly old scans can be displayed in a 4 k. or even 8 k. and we are we have the opportunity to expand these worlds i'd making it possible to step into historic scenes we've otherwise only known from pictures were newspaper articles with order of the author. gripping tales from the past reconstructed up close and in full color. we are going what are you. crossing the 1970 s. border at checkpoint charlie is no simple task not even n.p.r. but this installation for bill interests also sees room for in the style she quips into former east berlin agency. travelling through time is just so much fun some developers want to go one step further and use we are to make history relive a book how would you like to take part in the march o

this is do you have any news live from berlin europe kicks off its mass vaccination program i got its covert 9 tame a 101 year old woman is the 1st person in germany to get the shot as an m 3 suggested immunize action campaign gets underway across the e.u. also on the program people in the central african republic heading to the polls today to vote for a new president and tolerant in an election overshadowed by violence. i'm rebecca read his welcome to the program the european union's mass vaccination program against the coronavirus officially starts today although several countries began giving back same day before its start germany was amongst them without 101 year old woman at a care home in the aist the 1st to get the shot along with other residents and some of their care is when it quite solid was born the world was in the grip of sparks flew to tell you 101 years old she made history as the 1st german to be vaccinated . well i feel fine. a mobile team came to this residential project to senior citizens in how bush that unvaccinated 40 residence and taking care stuff the head of

rents and central berlin have more than doubled in the past decade. but everything we could afford in berlin was too small well it would have been around the same size as our apartment we don't need that. we prefer to have something a bit larger and further away. but it is a problem to access the city amenities it takes 90 minutes to get to work there are no daycare centers or supermarkets in their village and they have to rely on a car. here include it's the town hall friends have found a safe haven. since july i think spent half their time in the countryside. and. definitely in france we've dreamed of and i don't know if that will be the case in 5 years maybe more no longer want to leave the city but now it's just great to party. they're not the only ones leaving the fairly high and for the 1st time in 15 years berlin is losing residence to the neighboring state of brandenburg. let's get more on the pendennis impact on the real estate market with constantine colonial in from the german institute for economic research well come to d w now we've just

our tour today begins in berlin. summer. riverboats on the chalet. people drawn allan dorris by the warm sunshine. cafes and parks in the city are full even occasionally too full according to some. the brandenburg gate berlin's most popular landmark is pretty crowded to. almost normal and still this year everything is different and. the corona crisis has changed the world and our life including tourism after lock down and travel restrictions for lent to a standstill earlier this year visitors are slowly starting to trickle back and read what kind of an experience are they in for today we'll find out. after the city was essentially closed to visitors for a couple of weeks a sense of normality is slowly returning to berlin after the lockdown people seem to want to travel again. i don't mind wearing a mask and even if it's not mandatory to wear them outdoors in germany i believe we need to look out for each other. so barbara land in the middle of a pandemic how so this in book one very simple we come from hamburg we've parked our kids with grandma and g

was in berlin this week we asked her what gives her hope for the people of. our units our understanding that. this regime of the violence of this region that too much as can be forgiven and that what we want to renew our identity be we now we realize that we are nation that you even might be one to be be a recess not it but russians did you know a lot of europeans think that doris is. this is russian i don't know parts but we are a separate country with separate identity and to be now we understand that we have proud that we have better sense and the serenity and in this and independence acts are an important for us and we are fighting for this and we know that our will be oh you'll change. a voice of hope in these dark times of the day is almost on the conversation continues online we'll see you tomorrow. one continent. 700000000 people. all with their own personal stories. europe. explored every day life for. what europeans fear and what they hope for. focus on europe. next on g.w. . us politics for sale. in the u.s. a 1000000000 able to buy political influ

news long ago from berlin he admitted to letting down his guard. now he has the virus president emanuel has tested positive for covert 19. isolating but there are concerns about all those he had contact with recently including new words european leaders will have the latest on the tracking and tracing also coming up yet another new coronavirus record here in germany the number of daily infections has topped 30000 for the 1st time we'll take you to a hot.

this is indeed a good use lot from berlin closing down for a christmas marked by the pandemic. with less than a week to go before the holiday celebrations countries across europe are tightening restrictions to reduce corona virus infections also coming up germany marks a grim anniversary 4 years ago today a truck plowed through a christmas market in berlin well look at how the country reacted and the lessons learned. welcome to the program countries across europe are introducing a new round of coronavirus restrictions they're coming either just before christmas or soon after italy is the latest country to announce new steps shops bars and restaurants there will close and travel between different regions will be banned similar precautions are being taken across the continent. a pause on public across. shotted shops and empty streets in germany as the country goes into its past weekend of hog lockdown this winter. follow suit just after christmas non-essential businesses will close on december 26th. austria's current a virus infection rate is lower than many of its neighbors but

our tour today begins in berlin. summer. riverboats on the splayed. people drawn out doors by the warm sunshine. cafes and parks in the city are full even occasionally too full according to some. the brandenburg gate berlin's most popular landmark is pretty crowded to. almost norm. and still this year everything is different. the corona crisis has changed the world and our life including tourism after lock down and travel restrictions for a limb to a standstill or earlier this year visitors are slowly starting to trickle back in but what kind of an experience are they in for today we'll find out. after the city was essentially closed to visitors for a couple of weeks a sense of normality is slowly returning to prelim after the lockdown people seem to want to travel again. i don't mind wearing a mask and even if it's not mandatory to wear them outdoors in germany i believe we need to look out for each other. who bought the land in the middle of a pandemic how so this in book one very simple we come from hamburg kids with grandma and grandpa for 48 hour

so touristic me speaking this is the very latest berlin has to offer. this is the terminal building and i've got to say it's neither beautiful nor ugly it's just an airport and it's not particularly big if you consider that the whole thing was designed for around 46000000 passengers a year. me however as you can see it is of little use at the moment there are only a handful of travelers. feet. the pandemic hit the airport hard in addition it was opened with an unbelievable 9 years dealing. and on the runway hardly any movement. so. as you can see there is hardly anything going on here so let's see if it's different in the city center. of the local people. and that's the new old palace the so-called home boy it for them to me it kind of looks like a film. set a little bit on a real. 3 facades of the palace where once russian rulers resided or built in history could start only one side is very modern. i like the historical facades better but many people have a completely different opinion. so the reconstruction is controversial mainly because of the repro

this is g w news live from berlin tonight a verdict in france's charlie hebdo terrorism trial a court has found 14 people guilty of aiding the islamist militants in the 2015 terrorist attacks on the satirical magazine and a jewish supermarket also coming up record numbers of code 19 deaths reported in germany as the country goes into a hard lockdown over christmas plus the looming deadline and a last minute rush to bring goods from europe into the u.k. it's causing massive traffic jams and headaches at the french quarter. we'll take you there and understanding kangaroos it's all in the. research is in australia find it kangaroos can communicate with humans by using their gaze to point and ask for help. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of your around the world welcome to a court in paris has found 14 people guilty in connection with the 2015 charlie and jewish supermarket terror attacks the defendants were accused of assisting the attackers who were killed in shootouts with police nearly 6 years ago 2 brothers. the peer was officers of the city recall ne

the low awaited opening of what was once berlin's prussian royal palace rebuilt and repurposed as the home boat for one museum complex. well the coronavirus pandemic has indeed wreaked havoc with so many cultural events in 2020 and after multiple delays the homebush form opens just in time for germany's 2nd major lockdown which means it's had to resort to a live stream a vast and judicially expensive complex adds a new element to berlin's already unique museum landscape and before we talk about it in detail let's look at the side of how it came to be. it could be europe's most hotly debated construction project. at the heart of berlin looks like a palace from 3 sides with modern eastern facade named after the explorers and scholars and village. the building combines baroque details with cold functional lines. that's a lot for him isn't a palace it's a radical new building that recalls the historic berlin palace because parliament decided it would it's a nod to history. blast from the past the original palace was a residence to the german kaiser. world war 2 bombs left it badly damaged

rents in central berlin have more than doubled in the past decade. but everything we could afford in berlin was too small it would have been around the same size as our apartment we don't need that. we prefer to have something a bit larger and further away. but it is a problem to access the city amenities it takes 90 minutes to get to work there are no daycare centers or supermarkets in their village and they have to rely on a car. here in good it's the town who 1st have found a safe haven. since july they spent half their time in the countryside. but. they're not the only ones leaving the city behind for the 1st time in 15 years berlin is losing residents to the neighboring state of brandenburg at that. he is a master of the art of confrontation this is wrong measuring of verbal combat to mean you're going to see some yard fly the undisputed champion of the home with the goal talk trying to frighten people you know there's a fire coming from the other side that is such a beautiful through the conflict zone and joy into sebastian as he holds the powe

news from berlin and follow us on twitter and instagram at g.w. news or visit our website w dot com. or a. one. on this december 16th here in berlin there is no hustle and bustle of shoppers buying presents instead a long silent night of stricter social distancing punctuated with more and more kogut 19 deaths in less than a year germany has gone from respected pandemic manager to one of the world's many viral victims after 2 months of partial restrictions that didn't work today germany went full throttle against the pandemic tonight a hard lock down is in effect just in time for christmas i brink off in berlin this is the day. it's easy we just don't need to stay healthy i've been stressed and imagine the same issue in the state should it happen soon it's keep the cases down the. effect you think is that high and we need to get them under control you have been encouraged to come let's say it's the right thing to do just that the sun is going to be sent me home for the economy but what alternative do we have really i 30 the home of. also coming up

in berlin where the conference took place is. you know it gives the feeling of a sort of in your face for lack of a better for it all right that's nigeria's ambassador to germany is excellent c.e.o.'s of till i thank you. now the zimbabwe's soccer players have been off the pitch since the start of the covered $900.00 and they make without their weekly wages most of them have had to find other means to make ends meet as privileged reports from harare 24 year old emmanuel mandarin is no ordinary vehicle mechanic emmanuel is a professional soccer player it zimbabwe is top flight. football club but here he is fixing to supplement his income shook up players in the country have been hit hard by the suspension of the league ju to 19 they can hardly survive. whose. i'm not getting those to smooth those we just usually when we get those we can survive until the next. but at the moment we're only gearing thank salaries students to us. to to sub to me it's more fixable. at this speech emanuel and others are training but they are nor make c

the platform fix my berlin was set up a year ago for. the city cycling community it allows users to see for example where there's a new bypass or where a new one is planned it already has a 1500 users the idea is to put pressure on urban planning authorities. already said planning a new bicycle boulevard or new bike racks the public can say whether they approve of the plans. so you can see what's possible what the public sees as a priority and what it sees as less urgent and where there is less demand. 8 people now work for the startup it's office is in city lab or land a shared work space for people developing projects and ideas to make berlin greener and smarter. the city a city lab is a public innovation lab coat run biotechnology foundation and the berlin state we focus on the future of berlin as a digital city and we develop a range of products designed to make the city more livable. berlin's population increases by about 20000 a year according to forecast the city will be home to some 4000000 people by 2030. how can traffic be redu

this is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news of is it our website d.w. dot com. you know i'm a citizen of the world that's certainly because of my own biography i was led breslau during the bombardment look to him i grew up in a small town and libraries were how i got to know the world to see but i visited north africa as a schoolboy as well i was always drawn to foreign countries because i had this curiosity about how other people live think and work and it was always worth it yes i'm a citizen of the world. this is the story of a fellow well the story of the final year in the career of. he has shaped the german cultural landscape of the past decades like few others with his incredible ability to grasp the right moment. as head of the german national library as loued of butlins museum island. and as president of the go to institute but his last 12 months did not go as planned it was a dramatic. last official trip to africa after a long flight the president of the good to institute touched down in namibia a former german colony. history is everywhere in

news coming to you live from berlin european union rolls out its coded 1000 mass vaccination program it's a shot of hope as a huge coordinated effort gets underway to start him you know seeing those most at risk also in the program for much of december this city has had the world's worst air quality we'll tell you where and why. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany has set up more than 400 vaccination centers for its nationwide drive to innoculate least 60 to 70 percent of the population is huge undertaking. that many 60 to 70 percent of the population will be needed to be vaccinated in order to bring the bios under control our reporters went to the biggest facility in berlin for the start of the rollout. normally a venue for concerts in exhibitions on sunday the queues outside covered 19 vaccines it's the 1st of 6 vaccination centers in the german capital to open its doors outclassed by the former head of germany's civil relief agency was called out of retirement to lead the project he's been ordered since a free i'm satisfied today i'm happy to vaccinations are g

currently 39 year old lives in berlin with her 2 sons. was really on this. island unadilla impossible orchestra actually draws inspiration from many musicians and shared. experience playing together in different places but in times of corona making music together is a little different 2 2. so work and backed up are part of it. every time there's a crisis. there so an interesting cultural outburst one might people struggle and are taking out of the comfort songs creativity comes out there's no doubt but we are learning that may sing opportunity to see what we're doing why we're doing it for whom we're doing it those are big questions that when you are running from place to place in concert a concert and sometimes you don't have the time and space to think. so for me it was really crucial that since. that was on its 21 with the impossible orchestra but stay tuned next we're showing the music video in full length enjoy. ok i'm happy with that. oh. wow the. or war. or are. old. the 2 new. 2 34 or. 2 old. old. god a. blow. to her. 2 during. 2 2 2 with. her. 2 dur

brent: this is dw news, live from berlin. i'm brent goff. tonight, a verdict in france's charlie hebdo terrorism trial. a court is now naming people guilty in the attack on the satirical magazine and the jewish supermarket. also coming up, record numbers of: 19 deaths reported in germany, as the country goes into a hard lockdown over christmas. plus, the looming brexit deadline and a last-minute rush to bring goods from europe into the u.k. it is causing massive traffic jams and headaches at the french port of calais. we take you there. and understanding kangaroos. it is all in the eyes. researchers in australia find that kangaroos can communicate with humans by using their gaze to point and ask for help. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in united states and around the world, welcome. a court in paris has found 14 people guilty in connection with the 2015 charlie hebdo and jewish supermarket terror attacks. the defendants were accused of assisting the attackers who were killed in a shoot out by police. two brothers attacked t

in the german bundesliga how to berlin took complete advantage of one young berlin who saw their lead to disappear due to a red card then had to. tag stole the show when young berlin opened the scoring in the 1st half but you minutes later were left with only 10 men to defend a brit on today she was sent off for this high foot challenge here to level the score after the break. and then polish striker shaved off contact with the hero super sub scored 2 goals within minutes to lead her to berlin to a 31 victory over their city right. there watching v.w. news coming to you from berlin don't forget you can always get the latest news and information on our website just go to d w dot com american and steen i'll be back at the top of the hour with another news update for you from me and the entire news team thanks so much for watching. what's the secret behind this classic.

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this is deja news a launch from berlin the u.s. lawmakers prepared a blocked troop withdrawals from germany. to. clock is running out on donald trump's presidency does this mean his order to reduce troops here is null and void . i decide but not out of danger bangladesh is moving thousands of refugees to an island in the bay of bengal they've been promised a better life for human rights groups warn of disastrous conditions. it's good to have you with us. lawmakers in the u.s. congress are preparing to block president donald trump's order to withdraw u.s. troops from germany it's a rare instance of the democratic and republican parties working together to pass legislation the final version of the annual defense bill which still needs to be voted on voices support for the continued presence of u.s. forces in germany and it would require an impact assessment before any troops are removed in july the pentagon announced it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 36000 u.s. troops based here earlier we talked to thomas silva horn from the germ

berlin 1964. runs through the heart of the city separating east and west and east german residents are strictly forbidden from crossing the border at the risk of being. due to virtual history allows me yours to experience life in the divided city firsthand and to see how young west berliners helped those in the east escape. this man in this picture is cause mischief and cause that he's my grandfather and in this picture you see him building a tunnel under the burden ball. b.r. goggles bring on tons family legacy to life they let him descend into a virtual shaft like the one his grandfather and other estate agents had built from east to west berlin. 12 meters underground the 145 meter long tunnel under the berlin wall took 6 months to complete its super uncomfortable here. to be our director philip sending this is a perfect example for how virtual reality can bring history to life. things have progressed in a way that we now are starting to see historical material processed in a whole new way sudde

berlin based artist. has turned the data into a virtual reality installation it's on show here at the city lab a nonprofit foundation for innovation. the installation visualizes what the sensors record because particularly matter cannot be seen by the naked eye. just. remember these are the this these circles show current conditions in virtual reality and. of course when it's my year tomorrow morning if i go over to the other monitor i can see that same section on a bigger map beason pushed on jets vanished in virtual reality and if i now put on my view your visor it puts me right in the middle of the particularly matter. over at the they've been working on green projects for more than 30 years now and are now building sensors for particulate matter. the aim is to increase public awareness of air pollution. and it's with a bit of a type hopefully we'll see people getting involved similarly to wikipedia and that days are being made available to everyone. this innocuous looking sensor has now been replicate

was in berlin this week we asked what gives her hope for the people of. our unit our understanding that. this regime with the violence of this regime that tortures can be forgiven and that what we want to renew our identity be we now you realize that we are nation that to you again might be one to be a recess but russians you know a lot of europeans think the dearest is. this is russian i don't know but we are a separate country we separated the entity into the now we understand that we have proud that we have sense and the serenity and in this and independence are extremely important for us and we fighting for this and we know that our will be oh you'll change. a voice of hope in these dark times of the day is almost on the conversation continues online we'll see you tomorrow. one continent. 700000000 people. with their own personal stories. explored every day life for. what europeans fear and what they hope for. some good solid euro. 90 minutes on d w. i i am not proud they will not succeed in dividing us about i'll not succeed in taking the people off

you're watching news live from berlin arts and culture is up next on the spicer thanks for watching. a day about the people vote for those of the rich and home the fortune for the most recent in that we can about. the bottom of the fannies at the dragons. through your. degree books. i have read. it was the century french trick monarch. secrets which. starts december 25th. and. the who. is the magnificent viola davis the legendary blues singer mog reigning in the film madre new black box it's also. stars chadwick boseman in his final roll. it's out now on netflix. and welcome to arts and culture more on that film a little bit later in the show and also coming up. the italian clothing label project so quick ticks all the boxes in its quest for a more sustainable and profitable fashion world. but 1st since early november the arts in germany have been experiencing what now applies to the whole country a 2nd hard lockdown all that means no concerts museums no opera or theater and here in berlin no club scene and after most entities actually took pains to implement corona hygiene plans the

this is c w news live from berlin the u.k. government unveils tighter covert restrictions for christmas british prime minister boris johnson warns against travel to high risk areas saying the country cannot continue with christmas as planned a new strain of the virus is fueling fears is also coming up israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu becomes the 1st in his country to get vaccinated for covert 19 as israel kicks off its vaccination campaign well look at why many people there are on a happy with how did. the pandemic.

news live from berlin that germany's cases of coal that 19 soared to another record high the country's disease control agency today reports new delhi infections of nearly 30000 it is warning germans to reduce their social contact dramatically or face tougher restrictions also coming up the european union agrees on an ambitious new goal of the fight against climate change after all night talks the clock decides to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent that target by the end of this decade but does that go far enough. to toss accusations of racist abuse at berlin's prestigious ballet this black dancer says her skin color made it impossible to set one instructor's vision of ballerina perfection now she's out of a job. i'm sumi so much going to it's good to have you with us here in germany the latest coronavirus numbers show a dramatic spike in new cases over the past day the country has it a new high of nearly 30000 cases and 598 people have died the highest daily total yet weeks of partial lockdown haven't slowed the spread of infection anough much tougher restrictions seem

in berlin where the conference took place is. you know it gives the feeling of a sort of in your face for lack of a better phrase all right that's nigeria's ambassador to germany is excellent c.e.o.'s of to that thank you. now the zimbabwe's soccer players have been off the pitch since the start of the 19 pandemic without their weekly wages most of them have had to find other means to make ends meet as privileged reports from harare 24 year old emmanuel mandarin is no ordinary vehicle mechanic emmanuel is a professional soccer player it is zimbabwe's top flight. football club but here he is fixing to supplement his income shook up players in the country have been hit hard by the suspension of the league ju 219 they can hardly survive. whose. i'm not getting those things and move those students to be. so to setting new belts off exam questions usually when we get those we can survive. until the next kid but at the moment. we're only gearing thank salaries. at this speech emanuel and others are training but there are no make cheese

this is d w news live from berlin angry truckers confront police after days of waiting at british ports french lists blockade but says drivers must test negative for the coronavirus before crossing the channel also on the program. germany announces record numbers of corner virus deaths health experts warn christmas is no reason to stop taking precautions. and one of turkey's most high profile during alissa sentenced to 27 years in jail chandan god was here in berlin when he was convicted on charges of espionage and ending the terror group will bring in his reaction to that guilty verdict. america hilton welcome to the program german airline lufthansa has flown 80 tons of food and produce into the u.k. after ground transportation was halted due to concerns about spreading a new coronavirus variant france has reopened its borders to freight traffic entering from britain and trucks have started boarding ferries at the port of doors over the thousands of truckers are still stuck at ferry terminals because they can only cross the channel with a negative coronavirus test and many say they've