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mark phillips has the story from london. >> reporter: at the tate modern museum in lund, they've justd lockdown so discover that the installation they thought was bold when it first opened in the museum'senml now seems positively clair foye vant. it's a statement about slavery by american artist cara walker. as she explained in the accompanied video. sa africa to waters which america. england was the beneficiary of the slave trade and its products, and so you have this kind of institution that spaps many hns of years and everybody's implicated in it. >> everybody's implicated in it including the people that ep joyed this face. they made their fortune in sugar business which was formed with slave labor. if it looks a little familiar, that's because its modelled after one of the most famous monuments in london. the imposing memorial to kwooep victoria that has sat in front of buckingham paults for more than a search features classic himry to deticket a monarchy. while the museum shows the dark side of imperial history, the horrors of the forced transport of slaves from africa to work in
mark phillips has the story from london. >> reporter: at the tate modern museum in lund, they've justd lockdown so discover that the installation they thought was bold when it first opened in the museum'senml now seems positively clair foye vant. it's a statement about slavery by american artist cara walker. as she explained in the accompanied video. sa africa to waters which america. england was the beneficiary of the slave trade and its products, and so you have this kind of institution...
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, mark phillips, we are grateful for your time, thank you.lmost £1 billion in the three months to the end ofjune, when much the industry was brought to a halt because of the coronavirus lockdown. however, the travel firm said bookings for next summer had risen sharply, up by 145%, as customers made early plans for 2021. i'm joined now by glenn fogel, the ceo of booking.com. good to talk to you. thank you for joining us. tell us about the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on your business. thank you for having me. look the travel industry has just been decimated by the covid crisis. we announced our earnings last week and lost over a third of a billion us dollarsjust last week and lost over a third of a billion us dollars just on this basis and that is a horrific number to show. the first and we had a negative number since 2001 so it is been hard. we heard about the tour operator tui there saying things beginning to pick up. are you seeing a similar picture? i think everyone is seeing there is a pick—up because people in may were so horr
, mark phillips, we are grateful for your time, thank you.lmost £1 billion in the three months to the end ofjune, when much the industry was brought to a halt because of the coronavirus lockdown. however, the travel firm said bookings for next summer had risen sharply, up by 145%, as customers made early plans for 2021. i'm joined now by glenn fogel, the ceo of booking.com. good to talk to you. thank you for joining us. tell us about the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on your...
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as mar mark phillips explains. >> reporter: at the tate modern museum in london, they just reopened afterst fall now seems positively clar voint. ivoint.itclairvoyant.it is an et slavery. >> it is an allegory of the black atlantic, and it connects africa to america and europe and economic prosperity. england was the beneficiary of the trade slave and its products. so you have this kind of institution that spans many hundreds of years, and everybody is implicated in it. >> reporter: everybody in implicated in it, including the people who endowed this place, named for the tate family that made its fortune in the sugar business, a business founded on slave labor. big artwork, big irony. and if it looks a little familiar, that's because it is modeled after one of the most famous monuments in london. the imposing memorial to queen victoria that has sat in front of buckingham palace for more than a century. it features classic im imagery. while the monument at the museum shows the dark side of imperial history, the horrors of the transport of slaves from africa to work in britain's colony in no
as mar mark phillips explains. >> reporter: at the tate modern museum in london, they just reopened afterst fall now seems positively clar voint. ivoint.itclairvoyant.it is an et slavery. >> it is an allegory of the black atlantic, and it connects africa to america and europe and economic prosperity. england was the beneficiary of the trade slave and its products. so you have this kind of institution that spans many hundreds of years, and everybody is implicated in it. >>...
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phillips has endless stories to tell over 30 guests books have been filled up in the course of time and if someone didn't appear in the guest book they might have left their mark on the tables time for our section needs a local and this week's edition will catch up with corvet oh she's a teacher from germany living in monaco and some day she'll show us the best science and the 2nd smallest nation on the planet. hello hello and welcome to monaco i'm sandra and have been living for over 25 years here in my adopted homeland i'm excited to show you my favorite spots here. this is life in monaco is like in a big city and yet also like in a village. in these small streets you'll see so many incredibly beautiful houses you can take time to enjoy a coughing it's so lovely here nearby you have both to see on the mountains monaco has it all. is a hey we are not the most important spots in the morning and in the center of the old town is a prince's palace where the prince and his family live on is beautiful grand plaza we want to go toward. 870 nearly every day has been a changing of the god ceremony in front of the palace don't miss it. i wish that another place you mus
phillips has endless stories to tell over 30 guests books have been filled up in the course of time and if someone didn't appear in the guest book they might have left their mark on the tables time for our section needs a local and this week's edition will catch up with corvet oh she's a teacher from germany living in monaco and some day she'll show us the best science and the 2nd smallest nation on the planet. hello hello and welcome to monaco i'm sandra and have been living for over 25 years...