it's all about a new my job join me to meet the jetman from d.w. post. this week in world stories. mexico miss ingenue years murdering women. yemen and the hospitals are on the brink this time we start out in germany hunter last provided fish is one of the few remaining holocaust survivors she passed through 2 concentration camps now she's been honored with a german national crimes. she is one of the last holocaust survivors alive today and i need to alaska wolfish was deported to the auschwitz concentration camp in the 1943 by then the nazis had already murdered her parents. there waiting to be put in the gas chambers it was a situation that what it was in you know very difficult to describe to people nowadays who live more or less normal lives it was music that safe classical wolfish life a talented cello player she was chosen to play in the auschwitz women's orchestra lascaux wolfish has now been recognized for her relentless fight against anti-semitism with the german national price the award honors does have strengthened the bonds between germany and europe. to cut us off with

my my job join me to meet the gentleman from d.w. . post. taken on the grass in somalia is likely to inch up this year thanks to economic reform that led to increased tax collection but the international monetary fund warns that growth is french out. also on the show you're young and live in the city do you really need to own a car our reporter goes to the frankfurt motor show to see if he can be persuaded. so far but it is just a trial run in cameroon but soon to new app could help african farmers identify plasticine users for its to. come to do their business africa i want to johnsonville and good to have you with us i was starting with some upbeat news the world bank says the somalian economy will grow by almost 3 percent this year now that's a red chink of light for the country in the horn of africa which has been beset by problems that go far beyond the economy over the past decade. the dry wind swept plans of somalia have seen their fair share of turmoil over the last decade. drove in 2011 led to a disastrous famine in which millions o

i'm rachel join me to meet the german from d.w. . post. this is deja news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes climate change we'll see how some people in ethiopia off even if he fixed then will last what actions governments on the continent ought to take it. and nigeria celebrated visual arts is gerald. and the cash on canvases. hello i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along. today will be this hour in new york for a summit on the climate crisis leaders from 8 african countries which includes nigeria congo and ethiopia are among the dozens that have been specially invited to talk about what concrete steps they're taking to limit global warming now you may know this africa isn't a big source of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming but according to the united nations it's the most vulnerable to the impacts off global warming and they streamed with events such as flooding and drought that come with climate change. we'll talk about how africa as a continent is tackling the climate crisis in just a

it's all about a new i might show join me to meet the gentleman from d.w. . post. south africa's reserve bank has left interest rates i'm sorry but the decision to keep things as they are has not been welcomed by everyone. while he launches what could be the world's smartest 5 g. phone in munich's today but it still doesn't have a fighting chance on the market without access to talk about apps like google. this is business africa. south africa's reserve bank monetary policy committee has left the repo rate the rate at which it lends back to other banks at 6.5 percent central bank's governor said the decision was unanimous the federal reserve also left its benchmark interest rate of 6.5 percent citing the recent u.s. fed decision it says central banks in advanced economies have provided monitoring accommodation to ease financial conditions. well south africa's economy may have avoided a technical recession last quarter but it is not out of the woods it remains a major concern the country's debt to g.d.p. ratio has grown steadily over the past decade and it's project

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it's all about a new i'm rachel join me to meet the gentleman from d.w. . post. what's wrong with africa's most developed economy south africa grapples with its cash strapped state owned enterprises i mean to rampant xenophobia we go live to johannesburg. also coming up one of those a motorcycle taxi market has seen a flurry of tech investment now it's ready to switch from gasoline to electric. welcome to your business africa i'm going to johnson berlin good to have you with us. a wave of retaliatory attacks of hate south african owned businesses in nigeria apparently in reprisal for center phobic attacks that have been taking place on foreign owned businesses in south africa a chrysler attacks in the nigerian capital abuja have been intensifying with a south african supermarket chain shoprite heavily targeted telecommunications been empty and has also been hit the attacks come in response to a wave of xenophobia violence that has beset south africa hundreds of nigerians there are reportedly to be flown home free of charge by private nigerian airline peace. meanw

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d.w. the posts that africa join us on facebook j w africa. welcome to your weekly dose of science on tomorrow today. our journey in the footsteps of alexander from humble continues to the orinoco river and south america. in the neighboring amazon basin huge fires are raging but not all blazes are necessarily bad for the environment. climate change isn't just affecting the rain forest how can we future proof our woodlands in other regions. but 1st tortoises and turtles a fascinating bunch giant come up a ghost tortoises can weigh up to $300.00 kilos sadly many species of these reptiles are in decline only 3 yangtze giant soft shell turtles are thought to still exist and that's even though a lot of these creatures have a very long life spans some live more than 200 years and was from what tom valentine wanted to know more. how do sea turtles find their way back to their place of birth. to look ahead turtles are globetrotters following ocean currents they can travel more than 100 kilometers a day with their aerodynamic shape them paddle like fee

country's constitution and will revisit the places in locations that tell the story of post-war germany. next d.w. . take personally. with wonderful points to make the game so special. for all. more than football. this square and this building have witnessed history. the grand gilded flight of stairs has led major statesman and to bomb city hall and why bach.

argentina's top division the club welcomed married daughter with posts on their twitter page complete with his famous number 10 shut. this is d.w. news these are our top stories. robert mugabe zimbabwe's 1st post independence leader has died at the age of 95 regard they held an iron grip on power from 1980 until he was forced out 37 years later his rule was marked by economic crises and hyperinflation that prompted millions to leave the country. the death toll from hurricane dorian will be staggering says the health minister of the bahamas at least 30 people are confirmed dead but thousands are missing now a category one storm dorian is lashing the u.s. state of north carolina with heavy rain and high winds. fortune's opportune bar of parliament the house of lords has passed a bill to block a no deal bragg's it on the 31st of october it's another blow to prime minister boris johnson whose call for elections just for britain is due to leave the european union was widely opposed. german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with chinese premier li could charm in beijing they discussed commerce a growing trade war betwee

d.w. . took to. this is detail the news live from the post for the euro zone's flagging a call to make the european central bank comes by also fresh stimulus plans interest rates across even further in the bond buying program is bad but will it happen desired effect on the program. the committee say says that's all preventable the world health organization sounds the law of the declining vaccination rights.

posts. kaftancioglu denounced the trial as political and will remain free. a d.w. correspondent in istanbul . >> reporter: a prominent political figure here in istanbul. for many years she is the local chairperson c.h. and she is known as someone who had been trying to reach out to the kurdish minority and this is the reason why many see her as a key figure in the election's success of the election. let's remember an opposition politician won the mayorship of istanbul in controversial election. this was a serious set back for the president and his ruling a.k.p. and has been working closely together. so now the accusations as you mentioned are based on her social media posts that she wrote between 2012 and 2017. she has denied the accusations and basically says she is a human rights defender and everything she wrote and posted falls within the scope of freedom of expression and calling this trial a political trial saying this is revenge for the opposition's election victory here in istanbul. anchor: it's more than a month since india scrapped the security crackdown.

d.w. news these are our top stories robert mugabe zimbabwe's 1st post-independence leader has died at the age of 95 he held an iron grip on power from the 1980 until he was forced out 37 years later his rule was marked by economic crises and hyperinflation that prompted millions to leave the country. the death toll from hurricane dorian will be staggering according to the bahamas health minister at least 30 people are confirmed dead and thousands more are missing now a category one storm dorian is lashing the u.s. state of north carolina with heavy rain and high winds. britain's upper chamber of parliament the house of lords has passed a bill to block a no deal bragg's it on the 31st of october it's another blow to the prime minister barak's johnson called for early elections just before his country's jujubee the a u. german chancellor angela merkel has said that the freedoms of the hong kong people must be guaranteed she met with the premier league. 3 day visit to china today was discussed commerce on the growing trade between china and the united states. this is d.w. news. you can alway

d.w. . it's time. to take one step further. and face the council. posted here on this side of love relative time to search the unknown. and find for the truth out of. time to overcome boundaries. and connect the world. this time for the t w d w s coming up ahead. for minds. and i'm just i'm with the brand new delusion born in this book it's personal it's divisive and it's about topics that affect us hold water pollution climate change and the return. for living things check it out. this is deja vu news and these are our top stories washington's top democrat nancy pelosi has announced an impeachment inquiry into president donald trump the u.s. house of representatives will examine whether trump sought ukraine's help to smear the democratic presidential candidate joe biden and if that is grounds for.

post what's the connection between bread flour and the european union so he knows the old montanus d.w. correspondent at the baker can stretch this 2nd line with the words sex by the demon. tots no. smoking recipes for success strategy that make a difference. baking bread on d.w. . where's home. when your family is scattered across the globe. with goods that you don't listen to from the journey to the roots you should get a minimum of the plate the shot finally from somalia live around the world to come one of the many needed urgent assistance to. the family starts october anything on d w players. play . this is g w news live from berlin tonight saudi arabia joins the united states accusing iran of sponsoring airstrikes on seoul the oil fields this attack. was leveled against the kingdom of so yeah so the out of school also did a go it was an asshole to the international community saudi arabia is calling for an international response as a key question remains unanswered where did those drones in missiles come from also coming up political deadlock in israel.

army has observation posts in to reinforce a buffer zone agreed last year but syrian forces continue to advance with the help of russian asterix so let's get more on this from d.w. correspondent julia han in istanbul welcome you here what does president want from these talks. well the turkish president will probably seek assurances particularly from russia's president putin when it comes to the situation in syria is it live province the last rebel held stronghold mr add on is very concerned that the only slowed in egypt could cause another refugee crisis 3 to 4000000 people are currently trucked inside it province and turkish officials warn that hundreds of thousands of them have already moved closer very close to the turkish border in fact they are hungry they are injured they are desperate they live in desperate conditions and all this is happening because of the continued attacks by the syrian army backed by russian airpower on targets and it live they say they are targeting terrorists but reportedly hospital civilian spots have been targeted as well in recent months and this is all despite a series of cease fires and despite a key agreement between to prese

d.w. and all mine. that's. the meal and i'm going to go to a brand new w.c. bar in this post it's personal device and it's about topics that affect us all water pollution climate change and the turn. hillary said check it out. you're watching news asia coming up protests and riots on the streets of indonesia students lead the way in the fight against proposed laws that threaten hard won civil liberties they've been hitting the streets all week long plus. after weeks of standing up to the hong kong government on the streets can sitting down to talk help solve the impasse in the territory. and what does it take to become a star when acting school in the prepares its child actors for their big bollywood breaks.

d.w. dot com for me and everybody in the newsroom here in berlin thanks for choosing the dalai. lama. and i'm just on the brand new delusions on the gulf coast that's posted to voice of the topics that affects us all the flu shot climate change in the return of. only 3 friends check it out. every 2 months monday night saina travels around 6000 kilometers from her native switzerland to the democratic republic of congo in this politically unstable country she can only move around under the protection of the armed rangers. marlena is an internationally source after specialist in man trailing which means she trains dogs specifically to track people down. a service are required in particular in the northeast of congo in the national park where ruthless brutal poaching is in danger and the animal population. the park director wants to combat the poaching and asked marlena who is a vet for her help 80 years ago since then she's been in charge of developing a special sniffer dog unit for this purpose. of the cold i didn't know anything about congo only as much as the next person i just knew that it was somewhere in the middle of africa and there was a conflict th

observation posts in italy to enforce a buffer zone agreed to last year but syrian forces continue to advance with the help of russian asteroids. so let's get more they're joined now by d.w. correspondent julie han in istanbul and in moscow d.w. correspondent emily sherman welcome both let's start with you in istanbul yulia so what does president obama or want to achieve what are his priorities from the sleazy. well president edwin's main concern as you mentioned is that. it will cause a new refugee exodus $3.00 to $4000000.00 people are currently trip trapped inside it live province that surprised some italy the population of berlin just to give you an idea and in recent months the syrian army with russian air support has been pounding targets in including civilian targets like hospitals all of this despite a series of cease fires despite a key buffer zone deal reached between president edwin and president putin last year so the question really is how much political influence does turkey does add one still have when it comes to preventing this preventing from retaking it live provinces sooner or later little it seems right now. that hundreds of thousands of people have

from the bottom is post it's personal device and it's about topics that affect us all water pollution climate change and the return. of. the only real scientists check it out. this is d.w news here are top stories british prime minister boris johnson has suffered more major setbacks in his press of policy lawmakers passed a bill aimed at stopping a no deal breck's it then later rejected his call for an early election johnson wants a snap poll in the hope of winning a majority so he can for the.