first nicole foolish will show us around cologne the largest city in north rhine-westphalia. after that will accompany her to dortmund a city and the region best known for its industrial complexes and its obsession with football. on the last leg of our tour of north rhine-westphalia look us to go we'll find out why munster is considered germany's cycling capital. the first stop on this special edition of check in is cologne. today i am in cologne famous for its cathedral the rhine river and of course for its carnival celebrations with over one million residents it's the biggest city in the state of north rhine-westphalia. rumor has said that there are people who think of cologne as too loud too cheerful and too wild and then there are those who love exactly that about the city today i want to get to know the famous cologne way of life that either puts visitors off or fascinates them let's see what it does for me . cologne cathedral is much more than just a city landmark and symbolizes the city like nothing else can be seen from miles away and lets the locals know even when th

according to one study the rhine contains more micro plastics than any other river in the world. unfortunately in this instance the researchers weren't able to put a date on the sediment they collected. but finding plastics in their core samples is still an important discovery and one if not a very surprising one says biologist georg reifferscheid. we're finding plastic particles in every section of waterway in the country particularly in the sediments these particles sink into. and organisms live in the sediment so they consume these particles. more research is needed to determine just how much of a danger plastic particles posed to humans are but one thing is clear plastics have an impact on ecosystems and the risks associated with pollution have been underestimated before. now it's time to talk about your all secret habits. habits tend to be viewed as bad but actually we humans would struggle to get by without them. routines provide an important foundation that allows us to focus on the really important stuff. they go almost unnoticed even if the brain is busy working the whol

if you're looking for a variety you've come to the right place north rhine-westphalia south of the face of it anyone who's open minded and. make the most of those women. interested in history and what happens here in this room in sixty four g.b. presenters are out and about in germany's most populous state. we accept others authority at work. at home. and in society. but why is that still. what makes humans obedient. scientists are trying to crack a mystery. what is the source of people's longing for authority. in forty five minutes on d w. climate change. sustainability. environmental graduates. give globalisation the face biodiversity species conservation exploitation equality. human rights displacement. of the global and kind of local actually. global three. take a look closely. with wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all truth. more than football. club. welcome to a new special edition of check in today we're going to show you the highlights of germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia from the rhineland to the region to the area known as mont

if you're looking for variety you've come to the right place north rhine-westphalia sounds like an excited state to anyone but. it doesn't. interest him mr beck and what happened here in this room in sixty eight forty eight percent or so i know about in germany is most populous state. entered the conflicts fronting the powerful. my guest this week here in jerusalem is michael our deputy minister of public affairs. this government has rejected any interest. actual investigation into the events again taking place. what's it going to be. complex so for sixteen t.w. folks. who've been fighting for the place to take you seriously in the world of what appears has come out women strong tough. superhero members more talks smart state a legend frank recently dangerous time for me for my own tongue and move closer to the white house ghosts ground is shaking now but the trouble was your favorite place. in the exhibit is back to make the point that my church and europe the politics of the entire country champion of free insurance for the last sixty years just for minds. welcome to a new special editio

often does and those images balint that north rhine-westphalia state archives. tobias aren't as was such a con behalf of the country gun victims. he's searching the archives for evidence and documents that have not been taken into account before today. as does this one i'm then. demand demand wolf in that. it was the. you can view it as a here. paul movie. there also voyager das sean four hundred forty four marked. fish. dotted in plenty of. fish. i made a comment towards the invite of all the meet in park well known for nick to. fish for thoughts. and starts and. when it does funny for want and need a hot dog. today the company says that the witness must be mistaken man that no warnings were ever issued concerning use during pregnancy pregnant women never knew that the country can sleep in build was not suitable for them the same was true in great britain. two thousand consequent children were born here. are the richest of i was also want to recommend compensation proceedings. i think the germans find it difficult to face up to the history in the mud and they h

is this is the city of men stuck in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also noticed germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes as people. there's a huge bicycle rental parking and service garage right at the central train station . it's got room for three thousand three hundred bikes very convenient especially for commuters. you can have your cycle repair it serviced or even washed it's all here. and tourists like me can't even rent a bike to explore the city. minster was founded one thousand two hundred years ago this is where great european history once took place but environmental protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me. well i also spent time in the surrounding area known as wealthy lots of lovely castles and visit a diving park where you can explore and on the water were. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. i thought the best place to start my tour was the prom enough it's sort of moves us bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. moonstone may b

this console ever look in the river rhine is the home of. every day life and maybe fun for a simple but he wouldn't want to live anywhere else to get anything bulking up to. ninety meters about the riverbank he has to crank up his every little train. with him all day and if you can't get to the castle by car so we've had to resort to other means to get stuff up here a little monorail of those the job very well. kind shine has been haitians home for ever full decades. it's also open to the public and can be rented for parties that helps pay the bills . it's wonderful living here but it's also very challenging. it takes hard work to keep it all running and the big lord of the castle is not at you i might imagine it because if this works sometimes it's more like being a slave of the castle and master of all you see but doomed to heavy labor on the buildings of the grounds. this does and isn't theirs and not to maintain. stained glass windows some dating back to the fourteenth century endless touchups and moldings antique furniture the knights a

if you're looking for variety you come to the right place north rhine-westphalia self-educated site to meet anyone who's open minded. makes them look foolish from an. interesting history and what happens here in this room in sixty forty eight percent or so i don't know about in germany is most populous state through a. thirty minute. time for. accrete. puncher grows. up close with. design highlights you can make yourself. since tips and tricks that will turn your home into something special. a great yourself with t w interior design channel on you tube. how to cover more than just one reality. where i come from we have a transatlantic way of looking at things that's because my father is from germany my mother is from the united states of america and so i realized fairly early that it makes sense to explain the different realities. and now here at the heart of the european union in brussels we have twenty eight different realities and so i think people are really looking for any journalist they can trust for them to make sense of this. but it is not often that i work at the double. high

a key player in the country going trial is north rhine-westphalia as justice minister joseph nye back up the trial began in may nineteen sixty eight zero lee pretties a bronzer center for the foundation's relief abishai but you but so i don't want to give you sad i said i'm curious president fun and alice could don out on these really forgotten suburban therefore becoming justice minister berger acted as criminal defense lawyer for the main defendant.

a key player in the country going trial is north rhine-westphalia as justice minister joseph nye back up the trial began in may nine hundred sixty eight. brinkley's upwards as an a for the foundation's release gotten to do but so i don't want to give you sad i said i'm going to present on an hour let's get down at them these really get it's above in there for becoming justice minister berger acted as criminal defense lawyer for the main defendant. in the archives contained files showing that he was a defense lawyer for herman fests a former director of good intel the company that manufactured com to go to bias aren't discovers a memorandum from the arkan prosecution service two days prior to becoming justice minister. still a lawyer wrote to the public prosecutors in his opinion all questions concerning his client have been answered and that there is nothing to stop the case being dismissed. dungeness to on you ainus never really in and president down there was this one view and they had an outside of this bit of the art according to records or appeared in person the next day to meet

if you're looking for variety you've come to the right place north rhine-westphalia selfless i say to anyone who's open minded. if someone doesn't. interested in history that's what happens here in this room in sixty forty eight percent or so and about in germany's most populous state. what's the destination for your next vacation. why not take a trip to mars. weightlessness and out of this world views including. vacationing in space science fiction or soon to be a reality. tomorrow today in sixty minutes. every journey begins with the first step and every language the first word published in the. eco is in germany to learn german and why not learn to spell it simple online on your mobile and free stuff d w z e learning course nico speak german meetings see. below the closing of the whitehall. round is shaking now but the trouble with your favorite team play. in the gym is the to make a point and joke in the cultural sense of the entire country champion a free country for the last sixty years. for mines. welcome to a new special edition of check in today we're going to show you the hi

a key player in the country going trial is north rhine-westphalia as justice minister joseph nye backup the trial began in may nine hundred sixty eight zero lee pretties approach the center for the foundation's release dad i wish i bid you but so i don't want to give you sad i said i'm going to present fun and alice could dannatt them he's really got it's above in this for becoming justice minister berger acted as criminal defense lawyer for the main defendant. in the archives contained files showing that he was a defense lawyer for one ferrets a former director of good intel the company that manufactured com to go to bias on and discovers a memorandum from the arkan prosecution service two days prior to becoming justice minister. still annoying roach to the public prosecutors and here's a. any and all questions concerning his client have been answered and that there is nothing to stop the case being dismissed. dungeness feline is. really in and president of. the. v.a. . they had an outside i was beat up the odds according to records were appeared in person the next day to meet the pr

up but he wants to take the crown from an operation and my companion will lead you to the rhine you'll find more treasure there than one man can carry help yourself to my father's riches. lay it all spanked with the magyars became known he was not just risking his father's room but also opening up the land to the marquis. what then happened in a hostile in middle franconia may be exactly how the lay of hilda planned to trace the father some conflict. the warriors examined their gear prepared their armor and buckled best swords two men of the same blood father and son. lad. what have you done to me what have you done to me. in. the future how much more disloyalty will you show me stories aren't you my flesh and blood on. fire taking everything the crown my honor my pride. submit yourself to your father never it's. causing a. near don't freeze able to flee from last time my own son is my worst enemy often laments. needle finds a place of refuge in the guinness book on the river danube auto besieges the episcopal city for six weeks a famine ensues the gates are opened that same night reag

if you're looking for variety you've come to the right place north rhine-westphalia so much an exciting day to anyone who's open minded and. take them to those going to. interested in history and what happens here in this room in sixty forty eight hours presenters are out and about in germany's most populous day. sixty minutes w. . made your store t.v. smarter with the d. w. force one to. watch and watch when you want it up to date extraordinary . to decide what's on sunday no more than dot com smart t.v. . we make up of what we watch as of after that hand up education. we are the symbols of a person. want to shape the continent's future. to be part of the african youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges. the seventy seven percent. platform for africa charge. welcome to tomorrow today. this week. invisible intrigues and the search for my crew plastics in the planet's waterways the full helpful habits how our brains are able to work on autopilot. and controversial come back the return of the wolf to europe's forests. but first a look into the future.

it belongs to a company called wm italia the abbreviation stands for rhine mittal weapon and munition and it is a one hundred percent subsidiary of german arms manufacturer run mittal. but it got the days this is a german factory on italian territory that makes a deadly product. bombs that are sold all over the world by a measurement here germany is exploiting it disadvantaged area. with its high unemployment. arms are being manufactured for huge profit that that brute added not is what is happening in this area. when it gets to the course of that he thought. but where of the bombs made by iran mittal insaan dinny and deployed in twenty fifteen an employee of the ngo human rights watch snapped these photographs of bomb components. they were found in sabah in northern yemen city with a population of fifty thousand shortly after a saudi bombing raid. the bomb but as a code number that indicates the type of bomb a month and its origin. the italian island of sardinia. when queried ryan mittal in just a little fed mention that the n.s.a. encode thirteen twenty five fifteen one five fifty e

the synergy of the rhine mentality now munition plant investment from germany is most welcome in the battle with massive unemployment. and. it is critically important that we have to look at ways to create jobs. but obvious you know sustainable way that is what run matal promises in south africa as it plays the nice alms john but does something for poor communities equipping schools even donating chemistry sets. it will enable the children to be able to do hands on experiments themselves instead of just looking at the pictures and it takes i'm expecting them to actually understand when it's a practical experiment. very practical and you have the first time i feel like a real saint is i'd like to see thank you to the company of the arraignment that i will appreciate what they've done for us we're going to states many things in the conflicts between now everything's going to be is welcome to achieve results better than before we see things you think if there's a match we will be with you. in the years to come. right mattel will spend a tiny percentage of the profits they're making in s

if you're looking for variety you've come to the right place north rhine-westphalia selfless excited states and anyone who's open minded. examined the best from an. interesting history of what happens here in this room in sixty forty eight percent or so about in germany's most populous state. thirty minutes. quadriga. international talk show hosts. opinions. arguments analysis. for journalists discuss the topic of the week. quadriga on t.w. . higher and higher further and further dirtier and dirtier. the high gloss world of professional sports behind the scenes bitter truth. manipulation exploitation corruption mafia style. of business worth billions but just how murky is the world of sports and reality. dirty games starting june sixth column d. w. . move move move move. move move move move move move move. move move move . this as you know we do is live from berlin can you hold the fort to italy's stop gap prime minister pro started a condom is called a card a rally is appointed head of a caretaker government by the italian president after a populist party's route to a former governm

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this is the city of new start in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes as people.

the cathedral building belongs to the state of north rhine-westphalia both the catholic and lutheran communities use it as their parish church. this is symbolically portrayed in the statue entitled employ the embrace. jesus embraces not only st panhard of clay of all but also martin luther. the cathedral is divided by units of time four hours for the protestants the rest for the catholics. shortly after ten am the cathedral becomes catholic. blue closing has been given a privilege this sunday the fifteen year old student has been chosen to carry the holy relics from the sacristy to the altar the skulls of the brothers john and paul who died as martyrs in the fourth century. the relics may only be displayed in the sanctuary. being a catholic liturgy. for the rest of the time they have to be locked away in a cupboard. john had shifted from a throne and that sparked a reformation the trade in relics indulgences that's more they shouldn't be displayed prominently in an intercom factional church it's an example of truly a momentum of course the participants don't want them. but wait anoth

the bridges over the rhine were being reinforced. the rent had a good idea of where the invasion would come. they thought it would come slower and they could do something else. they knew a great deal about what each side was planning. there were spies. a famous colonel selling all of the austrian war plans to the russians. and nobody noticed that he was living at a standard way above his army great pay. but i think most of this was known. you cannot really hide it, moving such vast numbers. >> part of the war -- the reason why the war becomes a bloodbath, they have the same doctrine and equipment and understanding of what they are trying to do. two forces are hitting each other. next week i will give a talk on the desert war in the middle east in world war i. that is asymmetric. allows for other movement and things to happen but there are no surprises. everybody knows everybody else. they can anticipate next moves and they're perfectly symmetrical which is why they end up in the situation. one of the reasons. >> we have reached a one

by admitting that not everything was handled correctly back then the north rhine-westphalia state government intends to use the apology to close the file on the contraband case. the victims are not satisfied with just the results of a dissertation and an apology they don't believe the scandal has been fully resolved. they feel betrayed and demanded a new investigation. they want to investigation that includes their own personal experience and considers the files they've discovered in the german archives. i felt it's not a wonder that actually came from some of the absolute often about sort that we haven't been documented yet so common. it's also good to have the student be biased one to be a good one to get in the body of a given given this involved. in the hunt by going to all while we are. you will spend the entire league wrestling with this kind of lot of us guns in swansea shall not want to be a muslim doesn't want to show my full. time follow my guns the muslim field which most of mine if i mean really are going to most people up far the. most to feed us up might want to get outside i d

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by admitting that not everything was handled correctly back then the north rhine-westphalia state government intends to use the apology to close the file on the counter gun case. the victims are not satisfied with just the results of a dissertation and an apology they don't believe the scandal has been fully resolved. really feel betrayed and demand a new investigation. they want an investigation that includes their own personal experience and considers the files they've discovered in the german archives. i felt start to that actually came from some of the. absolute often about sort that he had been a documented yet school. it's also good clifton beam gets by is going to be a good one to get in the body of a given given this involved but he didn't even cindy home too but wouldn't know. if you will spend the entire league dressing rooms on this kind of lot of us guns in swansea shall not be a muslim doesn't want to show them i'm finished you know as much as most outside the home on both sides must i follow the muslim field which most of mine if i meet any amish most people would know father i

by admitting that not everything was handled correctly back then the north rhine-westphalia state government intends to use the apology to close the file on the counter gun case. the victims are not satisfied with just the results of a dissertation and an apology they don't believe the scandal has been fully resolved. really feel betrayed and demand a new investigation. they want an investigation that includes their own personal experience and considers the files they've discovered in the german archives. of logs on i felt start you wonder that actually came from some mr absolute often about sort that he had been he documented yes common in the dust is also good clifton be biased one to be a good one to get in the body of a given given this involved ideally all the niggas in the hunt by going to the are just you know spirit of if you will spend a little. totally dressing wounds on this kind of lot of us cleansings want to show them not to want to be a muslim doesn't want to show him i'm finished now you know as much as most us i'm home on the side most on follow my guns the muslim feel i'm s

it slumbered peacefully until rediscovered in the 19th century by those same romantics who put the rhinethe grand tour map. they came here to paint and write about the best-preserved medieval town in germany. shops are filled with etchings and prints inspired by this 19th century romantic take on the town.

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a key player in the country going trial is north rhine-westphalia as justice minister joseph nye but the trial began in may in one nine hundred sixty eight zero leap brinkley's approaches that are sort of foundations really abishai but you but so i don't want to give you sad i said i'm going to present fun and alice could not them these really forgotten suburban therefore becoming justice minister berger acted as criminal defense lawyer for the main defendant. in the archives contained files showing that he was a defense lawyer for herman frets a former director of growth until the company that manufactured com to get the bias on and discovers a memorandum from the arkan prosecution service two days prior to becoming justice minister. still a lawyer wrote to the public prosecutors in his opinion all questions concerning his client have been answered and that there is nothing to stop the case being dismissed. dungeness there i'm. really in and down there was this one view and they had an outside how this bit of the odds according to records were appeared in person the next day to meet

in the state government of north rhine-westphalia and dissolute off there were also members of the victim's family there to commemorate together later in a few hours from now they will all come here except the german chancellor but the turkish foreign minister. again with his german counterpart heikal moscow and i'm standing here at the central of the official commemoration side in the city of schooling in all of these mentioned ministers are going to deliver a speech here it's probably going to be very well attended also the victims' families are going to be here to attend this event but this is not everything that has a whole day of full of commemoration they has been a march for peace in the city of saluting an earlier today there will be another commemoration event at the site of the arson attack the house the family house the ghengis family here in solingen and this will all take place until the very late evening so that just shows how important this day here is not only for the victims' families but also for the people of soling and it is certainly one of the most discussed events her