working conditions have improved for most portuguese in the past two years thanks to a raft of reforms including a higher minimum wage instead of starting economic growth it's accelerated it at least that's how the portuguese finance minister seize it. we have done some increases especially for the most poor for the elderly people for the pensions but we have done this in the. correct way by complaining the growth of the spending we did growth of the g.d.p. portugal has also tried to stimulate the tourism industry regulations have been eased for hotels and restaurants and as well as cutting spending the government has also cut taxes and the gamble is paid off millions of tourists are now visiting portugal especially lisbon. to izmir the important thing by acting recovering of our cities but now is having an important impact on the developing our rural areas the cover where a cooperative is sixty kilometers from lisbon but the wind produced here because the name of the capital it simply sells better to the increase of tourism in porto lisbon's really trendy the labels are really importa

there are no portuguese people that can afford to pay rent in this area not one i was born here and i was thrown out so a hotel could be built and i have to move way back. if we prolly even all those things the government should make sure everyone benefits from the economic upswing but he remains optimistic that portugal can find prosperity without the need for staring. this month kicks off frankincense season in oman and the middle east now the residents harvest it this time of year to create an aroma that many of us associate with christmas the trade has five centuries but modern life is taking its toll. frankincense is using essential oils in french perkins and that has partly helped drive global demand you know school declared part of the door for region it's not a no man's land of frankincense a weld heritage site. but if you go. frankincense is still considered a precious well the trees are rare in order to protect them we collected trees from many places in the door for problems we protect them at this reserve for natural frankincense trees. you need to look. you've got the. ef

the result the portuguese economy is growing again. welcome to d.w. business stocks in china kicked off this new week with mild losses amid lingering worries of a full blown trade war with the united states on sunday china announced tariffs of up to twenty five percent on one hundred twenty eight u.s. imports including pork and wine the new tariffs kick in today and beijing said the move was to save china's interests and balance losses caused by a new us terrorists. these american avocados are destined for the chinese market but they might not sell so well anymore now that china has imposed tariffs on fruit and meat while steel pipes and scores of other imports from the usa the rates of fifteen percent on one hundred twenty items and twenty five percent on eight others . the chinese government says that people support its move some in china regret the ensuing rise in prices. it's definitely going to have an impact many fruits that kids love only grow in foreign countries we don't have them in china that is a direct impact. it's absolutely right to imp

portuguese characters yes maybe aggression election let him think we have a lot of creativity. a natural talent that extends it comes natural to the relations with the with the ball. euro two thousand four goals semifinal you get into the theme of the tournament by. pushing the respirators. one eventful tournament for your main lire to tell a change my my career and my life. because he was the. first games that i made in the first eleven games semifinal against france france and had an amazing team. with pretty much still most going. in ninety eight and they won ninety eight and then they won the atonement to two thousand we will lost to one against them. in the semifinal with. we were winning one nail i scored a goal nothing penalty penalty showed that at the plate and. it seems that wasn't pain but after that in the hotel watching on replay. it was hands so. it was a pity but after the game we were very upset and we thought that that go shouldn't be and we went to referee. some of the guys pushed the referee me two and three or four we get that man how do you feel about getti

with the portuguese players that played in other clubs sometimes stronger sometimes we continue but. you know that that relationship that you to rate that we see that you live. to see other players to talk with other culture even abroad if you go abroad in a national team use national team you have more competitive games that allows you to grow and it's very important for young kids to participate in that develop in the national teams. i think will supply for one of the world's biggest clubs and to go every single wake with that pressure on you you. enjoyed your hero here it was amazing. and i still feel proud about that i played for basic the twelve seasons. i was in some of the seasons i was the captain. it was a. shot of the heart i think. they take offense is i was a kid so. it was like a dream come true and sometimes i i prefer to stay here instead of playing abroad. but. it was there because. when i look back i'm very proud of what irish even they think of the national team of course but this specific in basic a stadium because the fans are amazing and they think it's one of th

portuguese. everybody thinks they came to dominate, to conquer, but that wasn't the case in the beginning. >> it wasn't. i've always been interested in the story of empire before the dominance part. we rush to the darkness really, when europeans had the technology and power that is dominate. most of history, that's not the case. the contact europeans have with africa and asia they encountered societies about military equal to where they are. and so they have no choice but to trade. and in those moments of trade and encounter, you -- one of the commodities it art, how other people see the world, how they represent the world, how they represent themselves and also how do they represent you as a newcomer. within the arts, we see the portuguese as depicted by africans in the 15rd and 16rd century. >> we have a clip when you are actually back in lisbon and there's this amazing anticipating that you walk us through. let's play the clip and talk about it. >> incredibly, it's believed that 1 in 10 of lis

and blossoming but the flower festival on the portuguese island of. the photo sharing site instagram has some seven hundred million subscribers so to make a name for yourself or to get your photo seen by the masses you either have to be a really adorable cat or you have to do something to stand out well i know davis and danielle raid seem to have figured out a formula for getting recognized this couple from spain plays with patterns shapes colors and perspectives and now they're getting commissions from advertising and p.r. agencies. and orange chiles becomes a fried egg on the wall. two balloons combined with a red dress create a smiling face. red stripes pose a danger to anyone who can't run away fast and. there are photos by ana davis and. the spanish artist you are sets up these little masterpieces with the simplest of resources like an accomplice. to this you must if i had to describe our work in three words they would be creativity fun and minimalism i think that conveys our work pretty well and color true for words. and i know publish their pic

there are no portuguese people that can afford to pay rent in this area not one i was born here and i was thrown out so a hotel could be built and i have to move way back. if we prolly even all the things the government should make sure everyone benefits from the economic upswing but he remains optimistic that portugal can find prosperity without the need for staring. over economic challenges to technical difficulties is an awful when you doing an interview a lifetime to do so but we're going to try and do it anyway because we're going to get back to activism citizen journalist nor adam who shared a video diary showing the final days of rebel control in the procedure he's joining us from libya where he went after you left you so it's a very good to see you mr adam can you describe what it was like to leave who don't what were the conditions like of your journey when we are we left our dreams and our future and our friends by warbling and by that and by bombing and everything. horatia and for us that and we were and i would imagine that the baath to get. i mean when the people all the

there's a party atmosphere in front shot of the capital of madeira the portuguese island is celebrating something it has plenty of flowers the highlight of the celebration is a magnificent parade always held three weeks after easter. roberto rodrigo is taking part with his dance group food as somebody born in portugal he lived in switzerland for many years now he's returned home. to look at what's really fun to be in the final car right it's great to see how people are so happy to see all the flowers the dancing our costumes it's wonderful to take part here. at the album it's a lot of. the flower festival was the main topic of conversation and for four weeks before the parade floral carpets have been spread out on the main promenade and flowers handed out to visitors. who battle and his team start preparing for the parade in early april it's taken quite a bit of effort. to stop this leaving some cordon but it's difficult to coordinate older people the whole team that's here we work under time pressure of course to get everything done everything has to be ready tomorrow it's not just the

felix very yummy all right from food to travel now and we're off to the portuguese island of madeira located on the atlantic ocean almond there is often referred to as the green or flower island because of its vegetation and at this time of year that certainly rings true because a major flower festival is in full swing with a big parade as the highlight. there's a party atmosphere in front shot of the capital of madeira the portuguese island is celebrating something it has plenty of flowers the highlight of the celebration is a magnificent parade always held three weeks after easter. roberto goodridge as she is taking part with his dance group food as somebody born in portugal he lived in switzerland for many years now he's returned home. at pottery found to be on the clock right it's great to see how people are so happy to see all the flowers the dancing our costumes it's wonderful to take part here. at the album it's. the flower festival was the main topic of conversation and for four weeks before the parade floral carpets have been spread out on the main promenade and flowers hand

working conditions have improved for most portuguese in the past two years thanks to a raft of reforms including a higher minimum wage instead of stifling economic growth it's accelerated it at least that's how the portuguese finance minister sees it we have done some increases especially for the most poor. people for the pensions but we have done this in the. correct way by complaining the gross of the spending with the growth of the g.d.p. portugal is also trying to stimulate the tourism industry regulations have been eased for hotels and restaurants and as well as cutting spending the government has also cut taxes and the gamble is paid off millions of tourists are now visiting portugal especially lisbon to izmir the important thing back in recovering of our cities but now is having an important impact on the developing our rural areas the cover where a cooperative is sixty kilometers from lisbon but the wind produced here bears the name of the capital it simply sells better to the increase of tourism in porto this one's really trendy the labels are really important nowadays. but no

grips the greeks about trying to get them to reform their country in the portuguese the spaniards why why can't we have a finance minister who does that whitewash and gently take all the flak i think we should indeed develop european there's a decision structure so maybe a finance minister can be the final. part of a solution but it should not be the first one and so we we should strengthen a couple of pillar stupor euro for what i think first is that we should join forces for a common european security policy and foreign policy therefore we need to not only works we need a common european. defense and security industry which develops woods juices and also we have common european export rules for example out of was who are not people that spawn strong below the second. to financial. i think it's good that we stay with the way that you get money if you would deliver reforms that i think that was right in the crisis but we are no longer in the krises anymore so we should switch to a future again die and therefore there are countries who still need to reform though and your colleagues sa

lead with a close range finish before bagging a goal of the season of the season contender the portuguese forwards soared into the air unleashed an incredible bicycle kick to double his side's lead the goal was so good it brought both sets of fans to their feet marcello then made it three nil to rail madrid late on. and just forego a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here today on the news the presidents of iran turkey and russia are meeting for their second summit in six months to discuss the crisis in syria expected to focus on speeding up the peace process and strengthening their influence in the country. so you news for now sumi will be with you at the top of the next hour and of course you'll find all our stories online a t w dot com thanks for watching. germany is a strong country. we have achieved so much we can do this and if something him we must overcome it. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters t.w. made for mine.

in the portuguese premier league, porto return to the top of the table with a 5—0 win at home. for the first, while the second managed to squeeze through his legs, and the rout was completed inside the final 20 minutes thanks to this stunning freekick from the brazilian defender. mo salah will come up against his old club, roma, on tuesday in a champions league semi—final first leg. tuesday in a champions league semi—finalfirst leg. salah tuesday in a champions league semi—final first leg. salah is tuesday in a champions league semi—finalfirst leg. salah is in superb form. liverpool manager klopp says salah owes much to his time at roma but the past is the past. we had a fantastic time, he became the player who we have here, and the players at roma are all part of his development. but at the end, we are all prepared for salah, and the good thing is in football i am sure that the italian defenders are famous for not having friendly games. so i think salah will feel very early in the game that they are not his team—mates any more, and he can strike back in a footballing way. tran

police and sweden are investigating a suspected arson attack at the portuguese embassy in stockholm after a large fire broke out there while the building also houses several other embassies a spokesman said fourteen people received minor injuries police arrested one man in connection with the investigation. italy's president said you're much better has launched a formal consultations aimed at creating a coalition government after last month's inconclusive elections the populist five star movement emerged as the largest single party while an alliance of center right and far right parties took the most seats in the group gained enough votes to govern alone. an aircraft hangar has collapsed at an airport in the us city of houston texas after strong wind swept through the region a spokesperson at hobby airports that the collapse caused millions of dollars worth of damage to planes but there were no reports of injuries and commercial flights were not affected. and we stay in the u.s. because that country is marking fifty years since the assassination of reverend dr martin luther king jr on tha

then, my dna test helped me reclaim the portuguese citizenship you lost.'m joshua berry, and this is my ancestry story. combine the most detailed dna test with historical records for a deeper family story. get started for free at ancestry.com historical records for a deeper family story. as the host of access health, i've discovered move free ultra's clinically-proven ingredient gives you better mobility, flexibility and comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, in one tiny pill. also in new gummies. >>>y closed captioning provide by: get your free sample at xyzal.com. >>> the wonderful city of new orleans, so much to see. why on earth would mr. steel be wandering around an old apartment building full of mud and graffiti and trash? >> for fun? >> far lot of fun. he has friends because this is the best place to throw on your goggles and go wind tour. he can run down to hallways and find open corridors and fly right through. >> it is an absolute play for these droenes. >> there's a camera on that drone. it will transmit the video back to his goggles. basically h

promotion back to the prmier league but there have been questions asked about the influence of the portugueseas a number of clients at the club including the manager nuno espirito santo. here's my very good friend and so when you are new to the industry you have to learn something, some features, they know a lot about that and especially i think george is quite good atjudging a player. i know every rule in the fa book so i think totally legally there is no problems. the other thing is about how can you get help for your network of friends and when you try to find a right way to play football and to build a score, how to use your strengths to get the right players i think every team has their own way. sergio aguero's been named in the pfa team of the year for the first time since he moved to england. he's one of five manchester city players included in the eleven... aguero scored 21 goals in 28 games this season, helping city to the premier league title. kyle walker, nicolas 0tamendi, david silva and kevin de bruyne have also been selected. liverpool forward mohamed salah and tottenham striker

now is the portuguese economy minister, manuel caldeira cabral. nice to see you. this is the chart.et's see if we can bring it up. it is a reflection of germany and portugal. your yields are not trading incredibly similarly to where germany is. what is that a reflection of? what does that tell us? marketsthe financial are recognizing the effort we have made in reducing our deficit, and our deficit this year is going to be 0.7% of the gdp. they are signaling having a reduction of our investment. on the other side of the --ance, the economic growth pushed by investment and pushed by exports. we have an increasing 11% exports last year. this year they are going at 9.6% in the first months. we are having more in terms of economic recovery with job creation. with investment pushing economic growth. it means it is a sustainable growth. manus: it is interesting word use their it is your sense -- use there. portugalense now that will not need the support of ecb? the ecb is aggressively buying bonds around europe. portugal maybe doesn't need ecb anymore. manuel: the ecb was important in civi

police in sweden are investigating a suspected arson attack at the portuguese embassy in stockholm afterarge fire broke out. the building also houses several other embassies. a spokesman says 14 people received minor injuries. police have arrested one man in connection with the investigation. italy's president has launched formal consultations aimed at creating a cold-ish and government after last month's -- creating a cold-ish and government after last month's inconclusive election. neither group gained enough votes to govern alone. time for business. what is today? it is hashtag, hug a newsperson. helena: i heard about this online but didn't know it was a real thing. [laughter] very privileged, thank you. now i'm going to tell you about some business news. no more hugs. the first train from -- it took less than four hours. they hope it will entice both business and -- from city center to city center it is just as fast as flying. with one-way tickets starting at 35 pounds, the connection could be a game changer. reporter: the platform at london was mostly filled with -- although a small

in the portuguese capital lisbon dancers from the urban dance ensemble next organize performances for commuters in various subway stations. the international dance day takes place every year on april twenty ninth. visitors are flocking to this year's euro flora in the italian port city of genoa the international exhibition sold out on monday for the fifth consecutive day and it's the biggest flowering garden show in the mediterranean region and usually takes place every five years. this year it's spread over an area of eighty six thousand square metres. five kilometers of pathways to wander along between planted gardens and historic villas the installations have been designed to represent the four elements. fire and water euro flora runs until my you six. actually it sounds quite good and the number of new hiv infections has dropped now less. here in germany alone some three thousand people are infected with the virus every year the situation is worse and developing countries their mune deficiency disease remains one of the most dangerous health problems worldwide this weekend at an a

of course are virtually limit the portuguese for. the organisations to operate in.eporting burden on that create a. means for the government to begin to fear. stigmatize them as foreign agents and so on circumstances. that legislation was already prepared. for already today that it's. urgency now that the government has the qualified majority in parliament and is necessary to pas legislation. so we have something we can be absolutely certain that some. possibly also won't courts that was a previous plan. which will shield it for a while and surely. get back to the agent to pack. legal specialists who don't have their current hoons should qualification to be judges. who serve under and in the secret service under the what our government and those people would be parachuted into courts and presumably that would be used if you're. an active participant in ok it was a court p.c. that the government kept losing too far because of the independence of the court professor thank you for your taken. as well i just want to head back into iraq invasion and see how they're react

, you got japanese, you got chinese, you got filipino, you got, you know, white people, you got portuguese people, you got puerto ricans, you got mexican, you got everything. but we bring it to hawaii and we try to make it a--you know, a real good, like you said, a melting pot. robert: yeah. how have you been able to separate yourself from the pack? how were you guys able to become, like, the most hawaiian of the hawaiian? tom: well, it's really about the culture. and then i started getting involved with the food, the natural cooking of the food and how we can prepare food. and i started my chef, chris napoleon, who's one of my chefs who have been with me for 12 years now, and he's so inspiring to be around and what he does. robert: i can't wait, we're going to get a chance to see you do a little demonstration here, okay? he's going to be at the nbc bay area booth. and what are you looking forward to doing at the festival? is maui on your mind? you can meet chef tom at the nbc bay area booth today at the cherry blossom festival and enter for a chance to win a trip for two to the beautiful

head of the astral open in portugal top brown portuguese player and british player number one call adam and temporarily hung up their tennis rackets to try out spot of stuffing how to play for them. to what they do best at the tournament on tuesday. and. thanks very much tatiana on now to news of a record breaker a very different type the world's oldest recorded spider has just died in australia and here she is a trap door spider with the less than glamorous name of a number sixteen at forty three years old she smashed the previous record held by a twenty eight year old tarantula from mexico sadly number sixteen did not go peacefully scientists say she was killed by a wasp sting. to go well that wraps up the news hour but i will be back in just a couple of minutes with much more news for you stay with us. conservation is helping to recover its snow leopard population to see the results i traveled up to the remote nature reserve of saudi touch kemmer traps have identified a healthy population of up to twenty snow leopards as the technology improves we're finding all these ways in which o

after this wave last november off the portuguese coast it measured up twenty four point three eight metres beating the previous best by just sixty one centimeters to put that into context for you that's just over eight stories tall another award given out on sunday was the biggest wipeout of the year it happened on the same day at the same event but as surfer andrew cotton got the dubious honor as he disappeared into the surf in spectacular style. finally this param or used to winning their awards on the tennis call then as head of the astral open in portugal top brown portuguese player giles salazar and british player number one call adam and temporarily hung up that tennis racket to try all spot of stuffing how to play for them. so what they do best at the tournament on tuesday. and that is all the sport for now more later but give us more news after the break so do stay with us. arts. net morales was just ten years old when a devastating earthquake struck mexico city in one thousand nine hundred five the quake damaged her family's apartment and the government moved them to distant shack

then, my dna test helped me reclaim the portuguese citizenship you lost. i'm joshua berry, and this is my ancestry story. combine the most detailed dna test with historical records for a deeper family story. get started for free at ancestry.com historical records for a deeper family story. as the host of access health, i've discovered move free ultra's clinically-proven ingredient gives you better mobility, flexibility and comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, in one tiny pill. also in new gummies. >>> closed captioning provided by: get your free sample at xyzal.com. >>> now these are the kind of waves that only a cyclone can help you produce. >> yeah. >> this is being caused by cyclone. you have all of these amazing shots. generally people go to western australia for amazing surfing. thanks to this cyclone people were headed to australia. >> it's kindov of crazy. you're getting about 30 seconds of quick riding. >> it is kicking booty left and right. it looks like he has got it. it sends him crashing right into that tunnel. >> i don't have this. >> that's

making headlines around the world police in sweden are investigating a suspected arson attack at the portuguese embassy in stockholm after a large fire broke out there the building also houses several other embassies the spokesman said fourteen people received minor injuries police have arrested one man in connection with the investigation. italy's president. has launched a formal consultations aimed at creating a coalition government after last month's inconclusive elections the populist five star movement emerged as the largest single party while in the lions of center right and far right parties to the most seats neither group gained enough votes to govern alone. so time for business helena what is today well it's hash tag. a news person read about this i saw this online but i didn't know if it was an actual thing. that was what i was saying. that's right. person right privilege then right now i'm going to tell you about some business news that. the first direct train from london to amsterdam has completed its maiden journey it took less. then four hours and eurostar hypes its new route will

here's the brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa riding the enormous wave off the portuguese coast in novemberpiest day in his life. the marvel studios superhero movie, avengers: infinity war, has set a new record for global box—office sales on its opening weekend. industry observers said it took in $630 million, even though it has yet to open in china. the takings in north america amounted to $250 million — a record for the region. lets get the weather now. we'll see gale force winds around the east coast and very cold for a time. expecting temperatures around 15 degrees at this time of year but tomorrow there will be large stretches of the day where temperatures are struggling around three or 4 degrees. add to that there will be strong winds that will make it even colder. winter coats at the ready. this weekend the pressure has been rising across scotland. as this low—pressure rhoose northwards from france it brings us strong winds, wet weather working across east anglia and south—east england. further north and west clearing skies overnight will allow things to get very chilly, some patches

kitchens group is called patriot prayer he's made a point the portuguese liberal town just to remind everyone the trump was president it was one of the best nights of my life i was so happy and so excited and at that point you know i thought that like i was the mill sit back and just relax but things got even crazier after he was elected organizers of the rally are trying to say the spores are fascist so we're going to get some people trumped up there and they kind of going in the crowding talk to people and kind of help them understand that you know some supporters of interior you know they're not nazis are not looking out for us. yeah but the scene i'm here now with them out of the not here and they're black ah ha ha ha you're. going to side in mammoth you get pepper spray if you have lasted three hours like that when we go in there oh yeah and it's. her. caught me. being white supremacy right there why supremacy queer phobia transphobia massage unique massage and war all in one go and you're the first place today gibson is marching with a group of right wing christians treat beatr

the groups the greeks about trying to get them to reform their country and the portuguese the spaniards why why can't we have a finance minister who does that white washing gently take all the flak i think we should indeed develop european there's a decision structure so maybe a finance minister can be the final. popped of a solution but it should not be the first one and so we we should strengthen a couple of pillars to praying europe for what i think first is that we should join forces coming european security policy and foreign policy therefore we need not only works we need a common european. defense and security industry which develops woods for juices and also we have common european export rules for example out of was who are not people that spawns from below the second is the financial. i think it's good that we stay with the way that you get money if you would deliver reforms that i think that was right in the crisis but we are no longer in the krises anymore so we should switch to a future again die and therefore there are countries who still need to reform though and your col

eunice, the un secretary general antonio guterres is a former portuguese prime minister.eresting individual, as much a politician as a diplomat, is he somebody you think would want to take an initiative on an issue like this? i think he would be very interested in that, given his profile. the question is as the un secretary general, he can only do so much. we have reached a situation now with regards to the middle east conflict that there is no hope, and i think the protest happened because essentially there is no hope. gaza is a prison for palestinians, the israeli government has transformed gaza into a live prison. people living desperate lives. protest is the only weapon they have in their hands and it is appalling. i think the un has to come out very strongly against these criminal acts. 15—16 civilians killed, thousands injured. this is unacceptable and i think what is the danger, we are so desensitised to the violence and the daily injustices that palestinians suffer, and have been suffering for years, something has to happen. it is true the us administration will h

current governing party out police in sweden are investigating a suspected arson attack at the portuguese embassy in stockholm after a large fire broke out their building also helps us several other embassies a spokesman said fourteen people suffered minor injuries police have arrested one man in connection with the case. brazil's former president luisa not so little of the silva could soon be behind bars the nation's top court has narrowly denied his request to remain free and even appeal for a bribery conviction he faces more than a decade in prison the decision has split the nation is the biggest name yet to be toppled by prosecutors in a massive anti corruption investigation. after a marathon televised debate brazil's supreme court was deadlocked chief justice carmen lucci a then cast the deciding vote rejecting luis enough to distil of his bid for freedom while his conviction is appealed. last year lula was found guilty of taking bribes and sentenced to twelve years in prison outside the court brazilians are equally divided in opinion. in prison enough impunity in this country enough

and in sweden police are investigating a suspected arson attack at the portuguese embassy in stalk a home after a large fire broke out there the building also houses several other embassies a spokesman said corteen people suffered minor injuries police have arrested one man in connection with the case. the leaders of stick of turkey syria and iran turkey russia and iran rather have said they want a lasting cease fire in syria that's after a summit in ankara where they discussed plans for post conflict cooperation the three countries have sometimes had competing interests in syria's protracted civil war but as other nations have vacillated in their ball the trio have stolen a march on western efforts to define the conflicts and gain. iranian president hassan rouhani turkish president richard everyone and russian president vladimir putin all the great that the conflict in syria needs a swift and peaceful resolution. how exactly that will happen was not revealed but the message was clear. we share the view that syria must be held together and this bloody conflict by a stand in order to

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