people in berlin are demonstrating for a. director who is one of the cold organizers of the protest. he's glad that he can express his opinion freely in germany and that he can send a signal from abroad. in the berlin is not indifferent to what is happening in. the situation in our homeland and citizens are doing. simply saying. we're helping you know supporting you in their. mass protests have been taking place for months with the demonstrators calling for an end to the country's authoritarian regime police have clamped down on them heavily. even if they are no longer there. other belo rusian is in berlin feel part of the wider pro. test. drive the force our hand would we don't want that we just knew things aren't right to. charge cool left dello russo over 10 years ago. he had always opposed to the regime and had organized protests and hunger strikes. as a result he was arrested locked up for days at a time without charge. you have to go i always say that if i had stayed i would become a professional revolutionary. i was al

they start berlin is a city of my soul. berlin has a soul that's completely crazy and this. suits me because it's always like my least that's my view and berlin is nationality less your novels nationality less is also how sharbat in shaky feels it's impossible for him to return to iran he hasn't seen his homeland in a decade. so where does he belong now in berlin. that's occurred maybe i should see him kurdistan will forever be my homeland in the struggle but i was born there and i'm a kurd but that's the person i am now for him and this here this is my home. that's it for the arts 21 this week stay safe until next time good bye and alfie did they. can you. believe. what's going on here oh no. house of your very own from a printer. computer games that are healing. my dog needs electricity. shift explains delivers facts and shows what the future holds. for living in the digital world shift. 15. yes on t.w. . on the band behind his albanian as a lawyer he could have earned amount of money but he could not ignore the poverty in his country so he founded and beat organization vo

he prefers to live in berlin. he says he loves the alternative district of cortes back because people here are free to think and do as they please . they discovered a new kind of protest across back their constant process encroaching on but it was important for me to see the different forms and how they were organized. transferring this knowledge which of the russian features. belongs to protest. he's currently working on an exhibition about civil society and bella ruse. he says that he was politicized as a young man by an encounter with some german punks who were visiting bella ruth. and listen to the sex pistols were basically wyo sukhumi. and they talked about freedom and civil rights and i was trying to bring you through. we were. kids in the city and all of a sudden we discovered another culture. and showed me that there was another world out there is over for you. totally different from the 100 new york. there was a kind of break stopping society from developing. we were constantly told what to do the and wh

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so where does he belong now in berlin. that's occurred maybe i should say kurdistan will forever be my homeland when i was born there and i'm a kurd but that's the person i am now for him and this here is my home. that's good for a large 21 this week stay safe until next time good bye and alfie did they. talk to. their. peak irish dance crew cotto are taking social media by storm. is proving god with modern choreography and cool phoenix tradition attempts to go follow. the. leader. you can buy fashion but not style. so we take you on a fashion to around the continent. meet the people he has an art form. see from traditional patterns i'm still a cool look and find the beauty pageant with a twist the 77 percent. 16. d.w. . we're all set to get to go beyond. the street take on the world eat out. all the camps were all of the stories that matter to you. would not. believe. me. we are here is actually on fire. it. is the birds yes in fact you are seeing a lot so birds in fascinating formations we will meet this photographer lat

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so where does he belong now in berlin. that's occurred maybe i should say kurdistan will forever be my homeland and stargirl but i was born there and i'm a kurd but the person i am now for him the man this here is my home. that's it from art's 21 this week stay safe until next time good bye and alfie did they. get. on the damn. bizarre baby and as a lawyer he could have earned a lot of money but he could not ignore the poverty in his country so he founded an organization volunteerism showing up passion for helping. providing something that many here no longer no attention. 39. exploring d.w. . global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make city screeners how can we protect habitats we can make a difference the ideas fundamental syriza can do from 1000 on d w and all mine. are all set to go beyond calvinists. a man plant as we take on the world. we're all about the stories that matter to. you. whatever it takes the fun fun to watch. the television be on fire made for minds. early. hours of the mor

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this watchtower used to guard the border between west berlin and east germany. in 99 to play yeah that and some artists occupied the structure and saved it from demolition. down on the ground floor was where they used to store their guns. over here was the detention cell where they hold people who'd been caught too close to the wall. he turned the watchtower into a museum of for a bit in art it still hosts art exhibitions and other events focusing on the legacy of the cold war division of germany. which for play abba also has a connection to sustainability. so i was moved to help the environment also includes healthy political and social conditions but a healthy and sustainable future also has to include looking at the past instead of just sweeping history under the carpet and focusing on the future we have a lot to learn from the past had good news is if you like. to keep us then takes us to another stop on our journey to berlin's cultural history. it now has a new location but the original times or was instrumental in putting berlin on the map as a techno musi

the start berlin is a city of my soul. berlin has a soul that's completely crazy and has been since me because its soul is like mine is not the least of that's my feeling and berlin is nationality less their knowledge rules nationality less is also how shy about in shaky feels it's impossible for him to return to iran he hasn't seen his homeland in a decade. so where does he belong now in berlin. national that's occurred maybe i should say kurdistan will forever be my homeland and i was born there and i'm a kurd but that's the person i am known for him and this here is my home. that's it from art's 21 this week stay safe until next time good bye and alfie did they. mean. what is different on the islands of. here women are in charge. archipelago as at a matriarchal system for centuries the rare form of society do it. differently. what do they do with their power. rango. these days. minutes on t.w. . closely. listen carefully. to the soup she needs to get good. discover the world. subscribe to the documentary on you tube. mo

us then takes us to another stop on our journey to berlin's cultural history. it now has a new location but the original times or was instrumental in putting berlin on the map as a techno music powerhouse in the early 1990 s. . come on play out i used to be one of the clubs managers. electronic music any buses it's obvious. would be different she lives up there you go through various phases of life i probably wouldn't have ended up in immobility if i hadn't busied myself with cultural history and not been interested in bringing about changes to the city gun and vehicle in their study issue now is seeing the city of volved further to the next level and for me that starts with transportation it's a building i'm on we need to ensure that the set up maintains the city's big appeal and that we're not suffer. i created by the traffic for kinship with the bus. it's perhaps a little wonder that urban cargoes clientele includes a fair number of artists. those artists are big supporters of play as mission to make berlin a cleaner and more sustainable place. i'd like to s

to keep us then takes us to another stop on our journey through berlin's cultural history. it now has a new location but the original ties or was instrumental in putting berlin on the map as a techno music powerhouse in the early 1990 s. . come on play ave used to be one of the clubs managers. electronic music any buses it's obvious. might be different he lives up there you go through various phases of life i probably wouldn't have ended up in a mobility if i hadn't busied myself with cultural history and not been interested in bringing about changes to the city gun in via the in their study issue now is seeing the city of volved further to the next level and for me that starts with transportation it's a building i'm on we need to ensure that the set up maintains the city's big appeal and that we're not suffocate. by the traffic for kinship with the bus. it's perhaps a little wonder that urban cargoes clientele includes a fair number of artists. those artists are big supporters of play off his mission to make berlin a cleaner and more sustainable place. in chief he may like

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this is e w news live from berlin no and yet to germany's coronavirus shutdown chancellor merkel says lockdown will be extended for another 3 weeks but she also announces steps toward a gradual reopening also coming up the death toll from protests to be on mar rises as the military steps up its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program germany is extending its coronavirus shutdown by 3 weeks until march the 28th but some are strictures will be eased to allow non-essential stores and other businesses to reopen in areas with relatively low infection rates now chancellor merkel announced the plan after talks with state leaders continued well into the night they agreed new measures intended to offer a glimmer of hope that life will soon return some kind of normal. the talks between regional leaders and chancellor angela merkel stretched into the night with state premiers having to negotiate a number of details but when merkel finally emerged she had an optimistic message for the german public despite announcing the lockdowns extension until later thi

let's look. >> the example of east berlin.the fall of 1961 a new version of china's great wall appears, separating the free west from a communist dominated east berlin to keep their people from temptation. they seek to block out the sight and sound of freedom. speaking of the east berlin situation, khrushchev said "i must say that we know of no symptoms of any tensions in this area." the kremlin press conference he changed his tune "west berlin has become a kind of cancerous tumor. this spells a danger which might lead to undesirable consequences. it is just because of this that we decided to perform a surgical operation to liquidate the op -- occupational status of berlin." khrushchev blustered "britain, the united states and france fear this pure k -- fear this." the allies left a temporary force of about 800,000 in europe where the soviet maintains a standing army of 5 million. their internal police armies in -- police armies total 2 million. the longing for freedom within human beings is stronger than stone barriers, sharp

let's look. >> the example of east berlin.the fall of 1961, a new version of china's great wall appears, separating the free west from commonest dominated east berlin. to keep people from temptation, the communists seek to block out the sight and sound of freedom. speaking of the situation, khrushchev said, the soviet union has double medic relations with all the countries of eastern europe and maintains vital contacts with them. i must say we know of no symptoms of any tensions in this area. however, the kremlin press conference, he changed his do. west berlin has become a kind of cancerous tumor. evidence not liquidated it spells a danger which could lead to undesirable consequences. it is because of this we decided to perform a surgical operation to liquidate the occupational status of berlin. then khrushchev said, we are not afraid of withdrawing our troops from all countries where they are stationed. britain, the u.s., and france fear this. again, the finger a false accusation. the truth is, following world war ii, the al

people in berlin are demonstrating for every bello reuss. theater director of the charge who is one of the cold organizers of the protest. he's glad that he can express his opinion freely in germany and that he can send a signal from abroad. when the berlin is not indifferent to what is happening in felde to suit them or as to the situation in our homeland and citizens are doing we're simply saying. we're helping you know supporting it was one thing in their. mass protest. have been taking place in belo roost for months with the demonstrators calling for an end to the country's authoritarian regime police have clamped down on them heavily. even if they are no longer there so child go and other brother rusian is in berlin feel part of the wider protest. they force our hand we don't want that we just knew things aren't right to. charge cool enough to bellow russo over 10 years ago. he had always opposed to the regime and had organized protests and hunger strikes. as a result he was arrested locked up for days at a time without charge. i always

we're going to have berlin if we've earned anything, it's berlin. it's the capital. we're going to control it and impose our will on berlin and just you watch us watch how we how we do it. how easy it's going to be for us. we're just going to shut the doors. you guys can't come in. a major gauntlet has been thrown down to american authorities and it turns out to have been a colossal mistake by stalin to a play this card why because the united states uses this as a terrific propaganda opportunity. and indeed a humanitarian opportunity. the united states and britain undertake the creation of an air bridge through an air convoy of c-47s c54s and dakota airplanes and they fly into berlin into western berlin and they deliver through an air convoy system that gets developed over the course of a year. thousands and thousands and tons of aid coal oil gasoline wheat potatoes clothing. everything that is required to make two and a half million berliners survive. it's a propaganda coup enormous proportions because it shows what it shows american commitment to the fate of german

let's look. >> the example of east berlin.fall of 1961, a new version of china's great wall appears, separating the free west from communist dominated east berlin to keep their people from temptation, they seek to block out the sight and sound of freedom. speaking of the east berlin situation, khrushchev said, the soviet union has diplomatic relations with all the countries of eastern europe and maintains most lively contacts with them. i must say that we know of no symptoms of any tensions in this area. unquote. however, in a press conference he changed his tune. quote, westmoreland has become a kind of cancerous tumor. if it is not liquidated it could lead to undesirable consequences. it is just because of this that we have decided to perform a surgical operation to liquidate the occupational status of berlin. end quote. and then khrushchev blustered, we are not afraid of withdrawing our troops from all countries where they are stationed. britain, the united states, and france fear this. end quote. again, a false accusation.

or ports and spoke with him in the berlin prison where he is being held for. it was this covert recording that brought down austria's governing coalition the man on the couch soon to be vice chancellor heinz christiane's to discuss his plans with a wealthy russian to buy out a major austrian newspaper for political advantage. when the video was published by german media in 2019 straka was forced to resign and the chancellor called new elections it was a political earthquake. and the video had been a set up the russian had been an actress and the man who arranged the sting remained unnamed. in december however the alleged producer of the video was arrested in berlin and is being held in this jail a whistleblower to some a conspirator to others yulian age faces extradition charges that appear to be unrelated to the so-called abuse if air cocaine trafficking an allegation based on the testimony of 2 witnesses. speaking to the w m o of the prison mr h. said the case against him is politically motivated. if all you need to lock someone up is 2 people with questiona

spoke to him in the berlin prison where he is being held. it was this covert recording that brought down austria's governing coalition the man on the couch soon to be vice chancellor heinz. discuss his plans with a wealthy russian to buy out a major austrian newspaper for political advantage or. when the video was published by german media in 2019 who was forced to resign and the chancellor called new elections it was a political earthquake. and the video had been a set up the russian had been an actress and the man who arranged the sting remained unnamed. in december however the alleged producer of the video was arrested in berlin and is being held in this jail a whistleblower to some conspirator to others yulian age faces extradition charges that appear to be unrelated to the so-called abuse if air cocaine trafficking an allegation based on the testimony of 2 witnesses. speaking to the w m o of the prison mr h. said the case against him is politically motivated. need. if all you need to lock someone up is 2 people with questionable reputat

spoke to him in the berlin prison where he is being held. it was this covert recording that brought down austria's governing coalition the man on the couch soon to be vice chancellor heinz christiane's to discuss his plans with a wealthy russian to buy out a major austrian newspaper for political advantage or. when the video was published by german media in 2019 who was forced to resign and the chancellor called new elections it was a political earthquake. and the video had been a set up the russian had been an actress and the man who arranged the sting remained unnamed. in december however the alleged producer of the video was arrested in berlin and is being held in this jail a whistleblower to some a conspirator to others yulian age faces extradition charges that appear to be unrelated to the so-called abuse if air cocaine trafficking an allegation based on the testimony of 2 witnesses. speaking to d.w. in prison mr h. said the case against him is politically motivated. need. if all you need to lock someone up is 2 people with questionable

of brave women's rights activists like the murdered brazilian politician mario franco painted by a berlin based illustrator caterina verona. here catarina comes face to face with her fear her knees are shaking as the construction lift takes her to a position 15 meters above the streets of quite spent birdland from up there she works on her dream project. i moved to believe like 2 years ago few months ago and it was always my dream took our big wall and go you know it was always like. one day. so yeah. this is my. what she has created here is an artwork with a political message a jury made up of members of amnesty international and the urban nation museum in berlin chose catarina veyron enos design. but i really like about my profession that is you can be very playful and so there is a lot of the varsity us of being in the paper because i'm not doing we're all so in my daily routine life and some very small illustrations and sketches and. it's also very nice to see you with a size so far 1. for an ina worked on her mural for more than a week 1st she primed the wall then sketched the image

it was created from pieces of the berlin wall by the granddaughter of churchill. westminster college provided this video. >> i have to confess to a certain sense of guilt in receiving this honor, dr. saunders, because a half a century ago at my alma mater they presented me with a degree after four years of being a student there. and for that half a century since, i have always had a little sense of guilt that that first one was honorary. [ laughter ] but thank you, charlie price and dr. saunders. thank all of you very much. i can hardly visit this magnificent setting so rich in memory and symbolism without recalling the comment that sir winston churchill made when he was congratulated on the size of an audience gathered to hear him speak. any other politician would have been flattered. not churchill. it was no greater achievement to draw a crowd, he said, twice as many would have turned out for a public hanging. well, maybe so, but i'm deeply grateful to each of you for your warm welcome. what an honor it is for me to come to fulton indelibly stamped with the name

news live from berlin and no end yet to germany's coronavirus shutdown chancellor merkel says that the lockdown will be extended for a number 3 weeks but she also announces steps toward a gradual reopening also coming up hundreds of people attend the funeral of a 19 year old protester shot dead in myanmar in the bloodiest day since the military coup began the army is stepping up its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators and security is a get on high alert outside of the u.s. capitol in washington d.c. this after police received a tip off that a militia group could be plotting another attempt to breach the building. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program germany is extending its coronavirus shutdown by 3 weeks until march 28th but some restrictions will be eased to allow the non-essential stores and other businesses to reopen in areas with relatively low infection rates chancellor merkel announced the plan after extensive talks with state leaders they agreed new measures intended to offer a glimmer of hope that life will soon return to some sort of normal. the talks between regional

to nato and the berlin air lift. through nine american presidencies and more than four decades of military preparedness. by the time i came to the white house, a new challenge had arisen. moscow had decided to deploy intermediate range nuclear missiles like the ss-20 that would threaten every city in western europe. it never launched those missiles, but fired plenty of trial balloons into the air, and it rained propaganda on the united states and the federal republic of germany in an effort to prevent the modernization of nato's forces on west german soil. but the government was not deterred, neither was the rest of western europe deceived. at the same time, we in the united states announced our own intention to develop sdi, the strategic defense initiative, to hasten the day when the nuclear nightmare was ended forever and our children's dreams were no longer marred by the specter of instant annihilation. of course, not everyone agreed with such a course. for years it had been suggested by some opinionmakers that al

and historic evening the berlin on some both in berlin opens its doors for the eager theatregoers here require a negative. chain test. the additional hurdle of getting tested and wearing masks throughout performances has not dampened infusion as some. have it get us back to normal life more than happy and pleased to do that we're happy to drive this out i mean if the turf. if it works and never did it by the way with him off yeah i hope performance so that's really going to be hard but on the other hand i mean we would see if there can be cooperate in you know sort of new rules per procedure. you have to present your personalized ticket your passport and your negative test results before being allowed in. being back in a room with 350 people is exhilarating. it's a longing for culture and hue are the proof of this because you are the ones who booked tickets within the 1st 4 minutes of going on sale. ok let's go to. the moment we've all been waiting for for so long has a raw eved. and i'm joined now by my colleague adrian kennedy adrian you were the lucky guy who got to be there when th

for me in the team here in berlin thanks for watching. africa. to young visionary. with a dream of. john says uganda social innovation academy talent to come here to land how to expand their ideas into successful businesses and the new that's what i'm doing this week i am now. in my country code for go. down 30 minutes on w. . people in trucks injured when trying to treat a city center audience and more refugees are being turned away for a. family's momentum seems to. be scribbled on the be like a demonstrator mug people seem extreme grandmother going to be. the. ultimate more than 300 people are seeking. the us come awfully because no one should have to flip. flop make up your own mind body double use. made for minds. oh many push. ups road altamont all right no climb a tree different top story. this is much less leeway for just one week. how much work really do. we still have time to work i'm going. to subscribe and like you. and you hear me now here's here's real news you and how the last 2 years german sausage now really bring you i'm going to back off as you've never tried to h

an historic evening the berliner ensemble theater in berlin opens its doors all the eager theatregoers here require a negative. chain test. the additional hurdle of getting tested and wearing masks throughout performances has not dampened and fuchsias from. if it gets us back to normal life more than happy and pleased to do that we're happy to try this out i mean if the turf to go very wrong if it works and never did it by the way with him off i hope performance so that's really going to be hard but on the other hand i mean we would see if that can be cooperate with him in a sort of new rules per procedure. you have to present your personalized ticket your passport and your negative test results before being allowed in. being back in a room with 350 people is exhilarating. there is a longing for culture and hue are the proof of this because you are the one she booked tickets within the 1st 4 minutes of going on sale. ok let's go to. the moment we've all been waiting for for so long has a raw eved. and i'm joined now by my colleague adrian kennedy adrian you were the lucky guy you got t

news live from berlin no end in sight of germany's lock down regional leaders seek to extend pandemic restrictions be on the east as infection rate so will pass that threshold set to protect hospitals from being overwhelmed. and poland enters a new lockdown as coronavirus cases increase there the government closes bars restaurants and borders for 3 weeks as infection rates near record highs. classed eastern australia battles its worst floods in decades a relentless down pollings the outskirts of sydney under water and dams overflowing with no let up in sight or sars he's declared natural disaster. i'm rebecca richards welcome to the program several german states of pushing to extend a strict coronavirus restrictions into april that's according to a draft plan of tamed by the news agency a.f.p. germany is battling its 3rd wave of the corona virus the rate of infections has to pass that threshold of $100.00 per 100000 people a level at which experts say hospitals risk being overwhelmed already say variants of the virus are driving the rising numbers chancellor angela merkel and regional

the western 11 -- western berliners are suddenly captive. 2.5 million berliners now cut off from their patrons in the west. it is as if the russians are saying, you want to have a marshall plan, fine, we're going to have for land. if we have learned anything, it's berlin. just you watch us. watch how we do it. how easy it is going to be for us. we're just going to shut the door. a major problem has been thrown down to american authorities, and it turns out to have been a colossal mistake by stalin. why? the united states uses this as a terrific propaganda opportunity, and a humanitarian opportunity. the united states and britain undertake the creation of an air bridge, through an air convoy of c4 seven, dakota airplanes, and they fly into western berlin. and they delivered through an air convoy system, they get developed over the course of a year, thousands and thousands of tons of aid. coal, oil, gasoline, wheat, potatoes, clothing. everything that is required to make 2.5 million berliners survive. if a propaganda coup over norma's proportion. it shows american commitment to the fate

in fulton missouri, as in london berlin or los angeles, the future is what you make it. certainly it was unreasonable, for a 65-year-old parliamentarian, his counsel rejected until as the -- at hand was he could fight the most lethal fighting force and crush hitler in his layer. it was unreasonable to suggest an ancient church, all of it destroyed by enemy bombs, could be reconstructed 5000 miles away, as a permanent tribute to the men of the century. it was unreasonable to hope that oppressed men and women, behind the iron curtain could one day breakthrough to the sunlight of freedom. and that the soviet politburo itself which yielded people in the streets. all this was unreasonable but all came true. my fondest wishes that each of you will be similarly reasonable in pursuing churchill's objectives, and an end to walls wherever they divide the human race. [applause] shortly before he died sir winston received a letter from his daughter mary. in addition to all the feelings that a daughter has for a loving generous father, i owe you whatever englishman, woman and child u

next several tours of berlin per day.trips taken on the sites including some that the entrepreneur himself was involved in. this watchtower used to guard the border between west berlin and east germany in 1900 play yaba and some artists occupied the structure and saved it from demolition. down on the ground floor was where they used to store their guns in them but over here was the detention cell where they hold people who'd been caught too close to the wall. dish arrested. he turned the watchtower into a museum of forbid an art it still hosts art exhibitions and other events focusing on the legacy of the cold war division of germany. which for a playoff also has a connection to sustainability. so i was in no mood to help the environment also includes healthy political and social conditions but a healthy and sustainable future also has to include looking at the past and stead of just sweeping history under the carpet and focusing on the future we have a lot to learn from the past from this is if you like. to give us and t

back in june 1987 i stood in the free city of west berlin and asked mr. gorbachev to tear down the wall. was he listening? whether he was, or not, neither he nor the rulers of eastern europe could ignore the much louder chants of demonstrators in the streets of leipzig and dresden and dozens of other german cities. in the churches and the school, in the factories and on the farms, a once silent people found their voice and with it a battering ram to knock down walls, real and imagined. because of them, the political map of europe has been rewritten. the future has been redefined, even as the veil has been lifted on a cruel and bloody past. just last week, thousand of soviet citizens, many of them clutching photographs of relatives who died in stalin's labor camps, marched to the moscow headquarters of the k.g.b. to unveil a monument to the victims of stalinist repression. an aging woman named alla krichevskaya held up a photograph of a young man in an old fashioned high collar. she wept softly. "this was my father," she said, "i never knew him. he was sen

berlin and nairobi but 1st to turkey. hi from istanbul this is a handy w's correspondent in turkey and i would like you to get to know a musician who is rebelling against the ordinary with her unique sound and her outspokenness on women's rights issues here in the country now meets turkey's psychedelic rock star guy. watch on. a mini bus ride through a parallel universe and a woman who actual is in the driver's seat. she loves to bring together traditions and modernity that sounds she revived psychedelic rock a sound that was lost truly popular in turkey in the 1970 s. . guyon isn't patty curry on the asian side of istanbul. it's a district known for its many bars and clubs at least when there is no pandemic. this is where she grew up. some of them most of my childhood memories are about music and when i dreamt about my future the music was always there. today the 36 year old writes composes and co produces most of her songs herself. the fans love the unique mix of turkish music rock and post-punk. and many search gaius a

doing stretches in berlin and brandon graham. their massive walls are a safe haven for a new generation of more suburban. their doors are open for a. new price to in the old walls. in 30 minutes on d w. w's crime fighters are back up again africa's most successful radio drama series continues to build up all the disowns are available online and of course you can share and discuss on w. africa's facebook page and other social media platforms crime fighter. tune in now . the prosciutto war and soon love. in the swallow's swallow. these birds will sleep. no love. for the. doesn't. work using the word. a. good. strong. case a state of any news live from berlin pope francis celebrates a historic mass in the iraqi city of abbeville thousands of the faithful have packed the city's front of her very stadium for a chance to see the pontiff it comes after francis made an impassioned denunciation of religious fanaticism covering it live coverage of the mass.

news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website w dot com. for almost 48 hours people in germany thought easter would be a repeat of christmas another casualty of the pandemic no travel no easter egg hunts no families coming together that was the plan until this morning i'm told the country the decision to shut down over easter was a mistake her mistake and she asked for forgiveness tonight a mayor kopel from europe's most respected head of state the most powerful woman in the world says i'm sorry i'm brit golf in berlin this is the day. and feeling on the street must be acknowledged as such and above all if must be corrected technically it's a terms of catastrophe it's incomprehensible i'm well aware that this entire situation is causing added uncertainty we have wanted to challenge that unfortunately now we must stay at home as this proposal was a mistake to interview the whole seconds the back and forth and i ask on the citizens to forgive me. also coming up america's top diplomat admitted today that the past 4 years left europe no choice

also on the show are you feeling generous or perhaps a little tight with walked out in full swing or berlin rushed to the customer to decide how much to pay. and farmers in east africa are striking back the locusts was devastating their props and making a little money process. the show i'm super busy in berlin the german lawmakers investigating the massive wire card scandal grilled a representative of the auditing firm easy why on friday which for years signed off on wire cards falsified books of the witness a director at the white told the panel his company had also been deceived wire card a payment service provider was listed on germany's dax index before admitting to a massive 1900000000 euro hole in its balance sheets now anxious shareholders don't know whether they'll ever see their money again. is furious he did vested several 1000 euros in why a card share as the risk seemed low my account was after all listed on germany's most important share index the tax losses serves the tanakh i watched the share price in the reports on it to the new set of the reports that were now coming from

'd 'd 'd 'd feel the tug surrounded by nature and sounds in a berlin park during these pandemic times the young violist has often found inspiration here including for her latest album songs of solitude. for this project she commissioned 11 composers to create music for her one of them was toshio. 'd 'd guys the one beds during the locked on faced. traveling back to his childhood and he started hearing melodies and one of them was. cherry blossom he is also someone that connects to nature very much and brings nature into its own. another of the striking works written for songs of solitude is by finnish composer color they are all. this piece calls for to go or to play and sing. i actually had this clear vision in front of me and which i thought when that be the most wonderful gift if we could distill into sound the isolation that we are globally facing in order to give people a place through music through these songs of solitude. to reflect upon what we're dealing with and to cope with it. along with music what has helped to go in this time is painting she sets before the canvas each m

newsline from the berlin tonight getting the coronavirus vaccine to everyone as president becomes the 1st person banks in the union under the kovacs plan to supply poor countries with free coated vaccines also coming up tonight former french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling he is the 1st french pro.

'd 'd 'd feel the tug surrounded by nature and sounds in a berlin park during these pandemic times the young violist has often found inspiration here including for her latest album songs of solitude. for this project she commissioned 11 composers to create music for her one of them was toshio. 'd guys the byrds during the logged on faced. traveling back to his childhood and he started hearing melodies and one of them was. cherry blossom he is also someone that connects to nature very much and brings nature into its own. another of the striking works written for songs of solitude is by finnish composer khaled the are all. his piece calls for to go or to play and sing. actually had this clear vision in front of me and which i thought when they're pretty the most wonderful gift if we could distill into sound the isolation that we are globally facing in order to give people a place through music through these songs of solitude. to reflect upon what we are dealing with and to cope with it. along with music what has helped to go in this time is painting she sets before the canvas each mornin

most respected head of state the most powerful woman in the world says i'm sorry i'm brick off in berlin this is the day. and dealing with a mistake must be acknowledged as such and above all it must be corrected technically it's a terms of catastrophe it's incomprehensible i'm well aware that this entire situation is causing at uncertainty we have wanted to travel but unfortunately now we must stay at home this proposal was a mistake that he uttered the whole circuits the back and forth and i ask all citizens to forgive me. also coming up america's top diplomat admitted today that the past 4 years left europe no choice but to look at the u.s. and feel frustrated and it's strange that he offered a roadmap to find our way back to each other. just because we make our foreign policy to reflect the world as it is does not mean we have to give up on shaping the world as it might be. world this more secure. more peaceful more just more equitable. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day when sorry doesn't seem to be the hardest w

in berlin thank you. so that's what's happening on the german level on the european level there is of course a big struggle with the slow vaccine rollout and mid that leaders of 2 european countries are traveling to israel to discuss quote closer cooperation on covert 19 and vaccines austrian chancellor sebastian kurtz said that his country and denmark will no longer rely solely on the european union for coronavirus chaps the 2 countries are exploring working with israel to produce more vaccines israel has already vaccinated more than half of its population far more than any european country now kurt said that austria needed to develop its capacity to react against future virus mutations. feeling to be some soft look in the phone also leading scientists to say that in the coming years australia will probably need some 30000000 vaccine doses but all who are here and that's why we've decided to cooperate with denmark and israel. give us and we've been preparing for a while to concentrate our forces in resea

news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website w dot com. for almost 48 hours people in germany thought easter would be a repeat of christmas another casualty of the pandemic no travel no easter egg hunts no families coming together that was the plan until this morning america told the country the decision to shut down over easter was a mistake her mistake and she asked for forgiveness tonight a mayor kopel from europe's most respected head of state the most powerful woman in the world says i'm sorry i bring gulf in berlin this is the day. and he was a mistake must be acknowledged as such and above all it must be corrected technically it's a terms of catastrophe it's incomprehensible i'm well aware that this entire situation is causing added uncertainty we have wanted to travel but unfortunately now we must stay at home with this proposal was a mistake here i think that the whole circus the back and forth and i ask all citizens to forgive me. also coming up america's top diplomat admitted today that the past 4 years left europe no choice but

rock musician bruce springsteen his 988 gig in east berlin was the biggest open a concert in the other germany's 40 year history. he did it absolutely in germany had the crazy idea that if we let the big questions into play concerts that would satisfy our young people and help us control them. the idea was doomed to failure the burden wall fell in november $989.00 and $1.00 song became the month of german reunification. farther. down to. this. day. and for a trip down memory lane my colleague agent kennedy is in the studio with me and ambitious exhibition adrian so what does popular music tell us about german history well a recurring topic is of course german unity we had. been able to put on a one off concert in east germany in 1903 but they're off to he was not allowed back and he had to wait until after the wall fell to fulfill his dream of a full. of eastern germany an emotional show in leipsic in 1990 is part of the exhibition and we heard you need his famous antiwar anthem that that presented a new face of germany to the world it did. also a year earlier nicole had had a surprise

for me in the team here in berlin thanks for watching. they were tainted into a nameless mass of their bodies mere tools the history of the slave trade is africa's history it describes how the whole power and profit plummeted an entire continent into chaos and violence the 18th century and its rebellions the new frontiers of slavery the last part of our series of slavery routes. 15 d.w. . were all set. to go beyond belgium. take on the world. although this is where all of the stories that matter to you. would like to take my word for mock me. we are here is actually on fire made from. more than 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. with christianity firmly established there was a great. demand for houses of worship. and both religious and secular leaders are eager to display their power so churches become palaces. the boat race begins to paint create the tallest biggest most beautiful structure. the best stone masons builders in the project could keep up with each other and the budgets the biggest cities home massive c