when in rome the israelis started selling the german favorites on the street and nobody is was able to build up his own business. i love berlin berlin has a place in my heart special about berlin is the opportunities it gives me to really spread my wings. each story in the planet then in a company book has its own q.r. code scanned the code with your phone to view a 360 degree video of the location. the celebration was on. over time for people to literally get a taste of what kind of berlin has to offer like the work of jennifer melinda schmidt the kenyan born swiss woman is an actress comedian and restaurant. the restaurant is called spot so heidi which literally translates to black heidi santos the best swiss fair has to offer. but i wanted to bring a piece of switzerland to berlin that but you know when you're in here feels like you're in a swiss ski cabin and that's really nice for the soon. for those who love the more tactile this series also features the work of the kashmir sisters for the past 2 years sorry vonnie has been selling clothing made of specially sourced pure mongolia

cooking for rome's hungry. this is some of the best fruit i've ever had.pare here. it's ridiculous to think this food is going to get thrown in the trash. each ear 500 million tons of food is thrown away, and olt that number is huge it's -- compare today the united states. recently italy has taken strides to reduce their food waste. they now reward businesses that donate with a tax break. it's a benefit dino believes a step in the right direction. even still his work has become far more urgent. hundreds of thousands of refugees from northern africa, romania, syria have flooded in italy. new comers who aren't always welcomed with open arms. dino may have started this on his own but his sense of generosity has inspired 300 volunteers to join him. he's created one big family especially for those without one. >> when you are hungry you are with stress but when you have good food in your body you are always happy. we do our best to cook good food for them. >> he's 31 years old and one of the newest members of dino's family. after escaping a bad situation in pak

the two men put their stamp on rome. truly as had buildings torn down squares and notched and roads rebuilt. manti had gained his status as a leading architect with the cloister at some time earlier del apache. in rome his client was cardinal of the aircraft fire and influential prince of the church. romantic came to fame with the tempi had to dig romantic his little temple. inspired by the round temples of ancient rome it's considered a paradigm of high renaissance architecture. truly is the second disregarded the protests of his cardinals and had the venerable basilica of constantine demolished he wanted to build the biggest church in christendom in its place st peter says. julie is the second had a partial for the huge and spectacular. his basilica was also intended to hands his monumental tomb a muslim that would be bigger than anything the world had ever seen. it done out of a man take out the commission and started work in fifteen zero six. forty years were to pass before the sculptor painter poet and scientist mic

so i'm going to where the future lives, one of rome's public elementary schools. american school. in order to simply have lunch with these kids, i've got to put on a gown because they're serious here in italy not just about the food, but about the hygiene as well. despite italian adults having one of the lowest rates of obesity in europe, recent studies have shown children here have one of the highest. one in three are overweight or obese. rome's public school system is taking radical action to try and turn that trend around. what are we having for lunch? vittoria is 7 and her older brother luca is 8. they used to live in the states and are pretty close in age to my two youngest, but i've never seen a school lunch that comes close to this. silverware, real dishes, even table service. when you come to school like this, do you get food like this every day? because it takes a while to cook and stuff. >> we're used to it. >> how does this compare to school lunches in america? >> i like food better here than america. >> that's unbelievable. this just keeps getting bett

that meant well from florence milan naples venice and rome flowed into smaller places. if you go to italy and enjoy the beauty and diversity of these small towns you get an eye. idea of what it meant back then to turn war and iron into gold and gold into art school. milan in fourteen eighty five you know those employer was loaded because farts who group the city states. you know to apply to work for him as a military engineer and maker of weapons only mentioning his painting and sculpture in passing that the vicar had great expansion plans and was reading himself for war . and so leonardo ended up building high tech weapons for the sport. inspired by antiquity he can bind the idea of an enclosed chariot with the torches formation used by the roman legions and siege warfare. it was supposed to be an armored vehicle with incredible firepower but it failed in practice it was too heavy to move easily and a steam engine hadn't yet been invented. the codex atlantica contains more than a thousand pages with sketches by leonardo he designed to perpetual motion machine a gear bo

back on his house paolo had no choice but to leave sicily and move to rome. after repeated attempts on his life and a number of death threats he now has the highest level of police protection available. he's accompanied by five police officers whenever he leaves his home including when he travels abroad. for security reasons we can't show the faces of some of his bodyguards. paolo has been invited on a radio show to talk about his new book. welcome to audio out of voice thanks for having me back at me that i mean this is this is a mafia boss once said. a murder every now and then puts people's minds at ease. with that and you've been pegged as one of those murders. that's true is that exactly luckily they didn't get you. that phrase a murder every now and then it appeared in the police recordings on the tenth of april aquino mafia plan to take me and my security detail out with a car bomb. it's also kind of like a metaphor or. because a murder now and then might go unnoticed. doesn't elicit public outrage. but journalists have to report on what they see that'

rome is number one on our list but what rome doesn't have is eight miles of velvet beach.to get that, you want to head northeast to the adirondack coast to senegala. there's not a better place in the world to open a bottle of white wine, sit back and just watch your day disappear. >> how much is that? terms of the friess differential, if i was considering rome or somewhere else >> for a three-bedroom home, about 20% cheaper on average than rome. >> all right, good to hear one in three u.s. travelers these days say they're using vacation homes, up from one in ten? >> one in ten in 2010, that's right. >> so if i'm somebody thinking about putting my toe into that, trying it for the first time, what would you tell people in terms of what to make sure you're on the lookout for? >> sure. so, make sure you do your due diligence. >> how >> if something feels sketchy -- well, google the address, do some online research. >> right. >> if something feels sketchy at any point, if you can't find a match for the home or someone's asking for your bank account information -- >> that always

tell me station in rome. this is where programmers and tourists arrive to discover the eternal city 3000 years of european history all concentrated in a very small space buildings that date back to the roman empire the vatican and other architectural masterpieces. rome is also a place where refugees and other migrants have gathered hoping for a better life and you're among. the few though they're not always welcomed by the local population. and italy's interior minister has even threatened punitive measures for organizations that rescued refugees from the mediterranean and bring them to italy who would usually. it's clever propaganda. such bills are against the law and the constitution so it's legally impossible even if he says it's possible that in there likely general standing is with you but once again he's managed to ensure the topic hits the headlines fact that if you'd up at bat equipped with a member of our budget this is a strategy to occupy all the space in the media. and call it up you prefer the co

years of this country because they are the ones that introduced me to this mysterous professor in rome. maria: don't get ahead of "our bodies, ourselves" so you're working for this, we learned later the center has actually worked with the fbi in the past, right? >> absolutely, so all of the officials that i was working with at this company were either connected to western governments , western intelligence organizations, or some of the top partners of the top law firms in the world were affiliated with this company. there were absolutely no russian s whatsoever at this company. maria: and they reached out to you on linkedin. that raises a red flag right there, because i'm wondering why a company working with intel agencies, regularly, including the fbi, in the past, reach out to you on linkedin. why you? why did they reach out to you working with ben carson? i'm just wondering if in fact more people were spied on, like his campaign but we'll get to that in a minute. they reach out to you, you start working, do you expect a job? >> i do accept the job. i get there and within 48 hours i'

social situation in that country at the moment today we meet the italian writer francesco milan in rome italy of course as being the front line of europe's migration crisis and melandri is very critical of the current italian government's policies. romans called the eternal city for a good reason buildings that date back to the roman empire are a stone's throw from the vatican and other architectural masterpieces. rome is also a place where refugees and other migrants have gathered hoping for a better life in europe although they're not always welcomed by the local population. italy's far right interior minister mighty oh so that any has gone so far as threatening to punish groups that rescue refugees from the mediterranean and bring them to italy. it will sit with your neck that's against the constitution even if he says it's possible it's legally impossible but once again he's managed to ensure the topic hits the headlines this is the strategy to occupy all the space in the media and the country's cognitive space even more one could if you prefer the men pick the spots you couldn't me

they were playing "catch—up" in rome on thursday, to try and make up for wednesday's wash—out.o play twice to reach the quarter—finals was roger federer. the men's number three seed beat joao sousa of portugal in straight sets in the morning, but needed three sets to see off borna coric later in the day. federer had to come from a set down to win, and was taken to a tie—break in the decider, which he won 9—7, to reach the last eight where he'll play stefanos tsitsipas. i was very tired. i got lucky again. i was very tired. i got lucky again. i was lucky in madrid. it is nice to be lucky sometimes. i have lost a lot of heartbreak as to, throughout the years. it is nice to win this. the atmosphere was fantastic. people we re the atmosphere was fantastic. people were going crazy. it is exactly the atmosphere you want. it was good. federer‘s on course for a semi—final showdown with the reigning champion rafael nadal who was in imperious form on thursday. he won both his matches in straight sets, and only lost two games in the process. after beginning the defence of his title with a

he has had two warm—up tournaments on the clay in madrid and rome.th occasions and actually pulled out before his quarter—final in rome because he had a bit of a toe and leg problem, but that was very much precautionary. he eased back into roland garros today with a straightforward win, adulation from those 15,000 watching, desperate to see him back. federer has rested from clay season over recent years because he felt he needed a break to prolong his career. this helped him win wimbledon in 2017, but this year, he felt there was no strong reason to stay away from the clay and he looks as sharp as ever. how big a shock to see fifth see angelique kerber go out? at the start of the fortnight, she was hoping to become only the 11th woman in history to have won all four of the grand slam titles in her career. third different grand slam with wimbledon last year. the french open always her weakest surface and having rolled her ankle while running in the warm up ahead of a match in rome two weeks ago, her chances here always looked very slight. and sure eno

the european economic community was created in rome in 1957 this was the 1st step toward the european union a founding member italy is now one of europe's problems with its populist parties now campaigning against the e.u. they said they're not the government has poisoned the discourse in social interaction. but italy also has strong antibodies. the battle isn't over yet and now but no one can predict what the outcome. german artist. studied communication design in new york but he found his best way of communication was actually vibraphone. bt over the past 20 years he has developed his own distinctive style and also a global concept with graffiti in 2008 he created his 1st world peace will on the walls of a palace in northern iraq helped by local artists that more recently he's been traveling in africa with colleagues seen again creating a vast piece wools again with local offices so the results become a mixture of european and african styles. here in pretoria south africa a german street art duo is way up in the air. and seen a cow to aren't afraid of heights getting heavy machinery

passes his toughest test before the french open, with victory over world number one novak djokovic in rome. welcome to the programme. brooks koepka successfully defended his pga championship title on sunday, finishing two shots clear of dustin johnson on eight—under—par, despite carding a four—over—par final round 7a, in testing conditions at bethpage black course. paul frostick was watching. it was supposed to be a comfortable march to victory for brooks koepka but there was still room for drama during sunday's final round. the man chasing him was justin during sunday's final round. the man chasing him wasjustin dunstan, the 7/ advantage at the beginning of play suddenly looked in danger. he made four consecutive bogeys from the 11th as bethpage reared its head in windy conditions. he was helped byjohnson falling away later in his round. he bogeyed the 16th and 17th holes affording the luxury for some breathing room. he finished the tournament at eight under par johnson had to settle for second place on six under. capture is the first repeat winner of the pga championship since 2007. one

he went to italy and to rome, where he became famous for teachings on paul's letters. pelagius held that the individual possessed a powerful capacity for achievement. in fact, pelagius believed individuals could achieve their own salvation, and maybe you have heard of him in that connection. pelagius said it was just a matter of individuals living up to the perfection of which we are all inherently capable. here's how pelagius himself put it -- since perfection is possible for man, it is obligatory. since perfection is possible for man, it is obligatory. the key he said was will and effort. if individuals worked hard enough and deployed their talents wisely enough, then they could be perfect. this idea famously drew the ire of augustine of hippa, better known as st. augustine, who responded that we humans are not achievement machines. we are fragile, we are fallible, we have weaknesses, we suffer need, and all of us stand deeply in need of god's grace. but pelagius was not satisfied. he took his stand on the idea of human freedom. he said god gave individuals free choi

it also took a long time, about 4000 years, from the end of the stone age to the rise of ancient romeyet this roman baker is preserved on the walls of his bakery. though he had learned to raise his oven around the ground and it bakedof bricks, very much like stone age men. applying a great deal of heat and time to achieve this loaf of bread which is now 2000 years old. thomas jefferson in writing to the good -- the declaration of independence ticket lid would've man's -- jefferson was a universal genius whose design at the university of virginia and his own house he was the first american gourmet. into theuced spaghetti fries.an diet and french asparagus. ice cream. vanilla flavor. ome of the finest meals in america were prepared in his kitchen yet his political ideas over tremendous advance the ancient romans his food preparation methods were same with the huge application of labor, heat and same shrinkage and drying out of food. of the iron val horse and industrial revolution substantially changes ethods as soon in this home built a century ago and reserved in its original state inc

rome has been spared the horrors of war.e should show our gratitude by good works and charity and cease from hatred and rancor. [speaking italian] >> back in the english channel, convoys of troops continued to move toward the beaches of normandy. the beach head already had expanded to 50 miles, and they put ashore the complete equipment of a highly mechanized army. pinpoint shooting put numbers of nazi tanks out of action. in the skies, bombers and fighters maintained cover for the ground forces below. the allied troops are received as long-awaited friends. peasants show them the way, warn them where to expect mines and give all possible help. the allies have found firm resistance and are prepared for even stronger contests. less than a week after the initial landings, we had taken 10,000 prisoners. there is much hard fighting ahead, but the germans are now faced with a three-front war. in the northern reaches of russia, in the mountains of italy, and here against this most tremendous military operation in history. among tho

it also took a long time, about 4000 years, from the end of the stone age to the rise of ancient romeyet this roman baker is preserved on the walls of his bakery. though he had learned to raise his oven around the ground and built it of bricks, it baked very much like stone age men. applying a great deal of heat and time to achieve this loaf of bread which is now 2000 years old. thomas jefferson articulate at one of man's great political ideas. jefferson, a universal genius, ofigned the university virginia and his own house, monticello. he was the first american to admit it was jefferson who introduced the getty as well as such foods as french fries, and vanillace cream flavored. some of the finest meals in america were prepared in jefferson's kitchen. though his political ideas were advanced from the ancient romans, his food preparation methods were virtually the same, involving labor, heat and time with the same inevitable shrinkage and drying out of food. the arrival of the iron horse in the industrial revolution did not substantially changed food .reparation as can be seen built a

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it's been a busy day for british players at the italian open in rome, and the only winner wasjohannan allison riske in straight sets. she beat riske at last week's madrid 0pen as well. former us open champion sloane stephens is next up for konta. not such a good day for the men's number one. defeat for kyle edmund. in the men's singles in rome he was beaten in three sets by world number 38, spain's fernando verdasco. dan evans also lost to norway's casper ruud. england continue their preparations for the world cup when they face pakistan in the third one—day international in bristol tomorrow. they lead the five match series 1—0 after a tense 12 run win in southampton on saturday. the form ofjos buttler has been a real positive, with the wicket keeper—batsman scoring a century in that match. team mate jason roy says buttler is an extreme talent. he's as good as it gets, to be honest. it is not a shock, it's getting routine for him to come out and play those innings, demoralising the guys at the top of the order that are going at run a ball. he comes in and blitzes it. he is an extreme

she can't find a job in naples so she goes to rome where she has a position as a supply teacher at themoment she thinks this is terrible. but given that. i see a stream of people at rome station every morning and i often think where a sea of desperate people. desperate people looking for a secure job and with every generation the number is increasing. heaps of plastic waste that's a recycling plant on the outskirts of strasburg an indication perhaps of the extent to which we europeans neglect our environment and i'm talking here to about its own marine environment because the baltic sea has been cold by scientists one of the most damage season on earth but help is a town. some final instructions before the dive so how do the nets look. i know dozens of old fishing nets are caught on a shipwreck off lithuania's coast sabina caco and her crew are going to bring them up. is a pharmacist and one of germany's most experienced divers. in 2016 she noticed a particular kind of waste in the baltic sea all trolling and fishing nets. a study revealed that thousands of nets are lost in the baltic

women on the phone but that would be too fast for the official church hierarchy in a statement made in rome a spokesman for the german bishops conference appealed for a slow approach. of the german bishops understand the upset they understand there needs to be changes that's also noticeable in rome and in the vatican wish if we need to dialogue step by step i don't think a boycott is the right means. what began as a small grassroots movement is quickly gathering pace tomorrow as these women will meet again to hold a vigil in other parts of germany to the church point is set to continue. berliners have been marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the berlin airlift it began when the soviet union cut access to west berlin and for nearly a year u.s. british and french forces supplied more than 2000000 people with essential food and fuel one airmen in particular is remembered with affection by many berliners who were just children at the time. he's back gil however since the best known hero of berlin's era left is still going strong at 98 the u.s. pilot helped berlin survive the soviet block

women on the phone but that would be too fast for the official church hierarchy in a statement made in rome a spokesman for the german bishops conference appealed for a slow approach. if the german bishops understand the upset they understand there needs to be changes that's also noticeable in rome and in the vatican wisht if we need to dialogue step by step i don't think a boycott is the right means. what began as a small grassroots movement is quickly gathering pace tomorrow these women will meet again to hold a vigil in other parts of germany to the church boycott is set to continue. cuban gay rights activists have held an unauthorized independent pride parade in the capital have ana despite the government warning against it more than 100 people carrying rainbow flags marched nearly a kilometer before police intervened. a coal for a diverse cuba by activists marching in an unauthorized pride parade the march was organized after cuba's state run center for sex education council what would have been the country's 12th annual parade against on the phobia. over $100.00 gay rights activists t

from time, before forward joaquin correa ran clear to wrap it up in stoppage—time on a wet night in rome a 7th trophy in this competition and first since 2013 also securing them a place in next season's europa league. the second golf major of the year gets under way on thursday, with the uspga championship taking place at bethpage black in new york. the tournament, which was won by brooks koepka last year is being played in may for the first time, having been moved from its previous date in august. tiger woods will be aiming to win back—to—back majors, following his win at the masters last month. the former world number one, who's bidding to win a 16th major title, hasn't played since his victory at augusta but doesn't see that as a hindrance. i feel great. as i ifeel great. as i was i feel great. as i was saying earlier, i wanted to play a couple of weeks ago and just wasn't quite mentally ready to do it. but physically i have been feeling really good. the training sessions have been good. i have been doing a lot of practising of late. not in sweaters so this was a little bit different.

project that will be showing here also coming up to rome and how one writer sees italy's current migration crisis to its colonial past. and a couple of intrepid graffiti artist painting walls for peace around the world. but we begin with a new initiative from our lifestyle and culture magazine you're a max cold planet in this city is incredibly culturally diverse that's why i like it and it's full of people like me from all over the world so planet vote in is a tourist guide with a difference features people from around the globe who've made this town their home and their personal recommendations for places to go in the german capital. has not been the capital of cool. a movement for creation from around the world. is a multimedia project that tells the story of those who came to the german capital to do. stories of entrepreneurship and courage those featured also gave their own insider tips for the city's best restaurants clubs and gallery.

she has reached the final, and now in rome playing fantastic tennis. has always said she is capable of playing like this and she enjoys playing on the surface. it's just that results have not always borne that out. but a fine victory against stevens and then a straight sets victory over a clearly restricted venus williams. after rain had wiped out play. if she winds her quarterfinal tomorrow againstan winds her quarterfinal tomorrow against an opponent yet to be determined there is the chance of being seeded for the french open, that had mean a lot to her, if you are seeded you cannot play another seed for the first couple of rounds. thank you. for the second year running the lawn tennis association has announced a massive financial loss. 8.8 million pounds this year, that they blame on a downturn in the global market affecting their investments. they continue to invest plenty of time and effort in widening their participation levels, and this year, were the first governing body to sign sport england's charter, which aims to tackle the barriers that pe

now, willem is in rome this morning. you have had a look at the q1 gdp numbers.annual report. what does all this mean for the trajectory of the italian economy? >> well, there's a lot in here let me try and break it down for you briefly, juliana what's really interesting to me immediately is pointing out some of the numbers that are perhaps slightly surprising when it comes to things like household debt, corporate debt, it's much lower than the euro zone average, and yet because of as we've seen those quite difficult gdp numbers in the last half an hour or so, it's things like the high unemployment rate here that makes it so difficult for that gdp growth to tick back up the report looks at the italian economic climate, and says it's quote little predisposed to business, to growth, to investment, to employment. they've had 20 years with growth lagging behind the european average. it also cites unsatisfactory quality of public services, inadequate infrastructure, low levels of competition and the distortions associated with widespread tax evasion and corruption not

and some surprises at the italian open in rome — not least nick kyrgios starting with an underarm servehello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news announced in the past couple of hours that antoine griezmann has confirmed he's leaving atletico madrid after five years at the club. it's understood spanish rival barcelona will pay the $135 million buyout clause. the french striker released this video on social media, produced by gerard pique‘s media company. speaking in spanish he said "it's been an incredible five years, thank you very much for everything." in his time at atletico he scored 133 goals in all competitions. but major trophies have eluded him, they were runners up in both the champions league and la liga. his most significant honour with atletico came with victory in last year's europa league. but he did win the game's biggest international trophy — the world cup with france last year. for more on this story we owed joined by a spanish football journalist. we understand barcelona will pay the buyout clause. is it barcelona 7 everyone here will

1939 and it belonged to the company founder 3rd ned porsche it was built for race between berlin and rome never took place during the outbreak of world war 2 it goes on auction in california in august. and that's it for the me and for me and the business team here but i'm stephen beard as always thanks for watching. the sex phone operator through her masters thesis on the potato. on the turn on well if it's more residuals from. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with. 6 people in a room. it was hard i was fair. i even got white hair from. the gym language me a lot this gets me and could help push mccain to in truck loads of say you want to know their story my friends her fighting and reliable information for margaret. cho many's. the non-constitutional the 17. doesn't all foraging for germany and the. problems. are seen is basically the whole 10 seconds of this. planet earth live local tourist guide for germany's booming travel i love berlin. 15 inches 50 story and 15 very personal tips on berlin's very best features. book no planet money our girl next series starts may 25th on d w.

amy kellogg reports on this from rome.her ed members of the press based in and around rome for a sort of pep talk, words of encouragement, words of thanks for the words news crews do around the world often in dangerous places and for a blessing, so that part he did in silence with the acknowledgment that people in the crowd included all faiths and perhaps no faiths but the result, he said, we should all consider "our bodies, ourselves" and our loved ones blessed which is a pretty nice way to wrap up the week. the appropriate played off the fact that the foreign press association in rome is based on humility and he said journalists should endeavor to be humble, to seek the truth, to not become mega phones to the loudest voice out there and that was with the press around the world must be free. >> the freedom of press and of expression is an important indicator of the state of health of our country. let's not forget one of the first measures of dictatorship is to takeaway the press freedom and cover it up. we need free journ

at least $15000000.00 at auction the type a $64.00 was built in 1939 for a race between berlin and rome that never took place due to the outbreak of world war 2 it goes on auction california in august. and that's a business update here on the w. from me and the team member len thanks for keeping us company. her 1st day of school and. her 1st coming listen and then yours grand moment arrives join hearing a tang on her journey home from home in our interest to document the torah numbering in time returns home. births germany's. constitution 70. doesn't all fall into the german. ground. all seem to be suitable 10 seconds this is. the best. of. welcome to the. culture and this city lin is the subject of an intriguing new d.w. project that will be showing you also coming up to rome and how one writer sees italy's current migration crisis to its colonial past. and a couple of intrepid graffiti artist painting walls for peace around the world. but we begin with a new initiative from our lifestyle and culture magazine you're a max cold planet in this city is incredibly culturally diverse that's

it's been a busy day for british players at the italian open in rome, and the only winner was johannahe beat riske at last week's madrid open as well. former us open champion sloane stephens is next up for konta. defeat for kyle edmund in the men's singles in rome — he was beaten in three sets by world number 38, spain's fernando verdasco. defeat also for dan evans by norway's casper ruud. let's take a look at some of the other sports stories making the headlines today. bolton wanderers have confirmed they are officially in administration. the club has unpaid debts of £1.2 million and failed to pay the wages of their staff and players. administration means a 12—point deduction at the start of next season. fernando gaviria has won the third stage of the giro d'italia — despite only crossing the line in second place. former team sky rider elia viviani was demoted after veering

in tennis there's been an upset at the italian open and rome world number 5 alexander set of has been knocked out in the round of 32 by rome native matteo better teenie said i've reached the final last year but has been in a slump this season winning only 6 matches in his last 8 tournaments but a teeny beat the german 7575 much to the delight of the home crowd. now to the year vision song contest once again politics are overshadowing the tournament the final takes place on saturday in tel aviv among the finalists this year are the czech republic san marino iceland and australia which is represented by classically trained soprano kate miller hyde and her song 0 gravity the 2nd round takes place on thursday before the big event this weekend activists have urged artists and visitors to boycott the euro vision in solidarity with the palestinian cause are israel correspondent tanya kramer went to tel aviv to gauge the mood. beach sun and music as the sea as it's known to its legions of foley was hit tel aviv on the beach a mix of tourists and fans with such a day's grand finale with sue pa

more controversy for australia's nick kyrgios after he walked out of his second—round match at the romeciding set against norway's casper ruud when he was given a game penalty, reportedly for swearing. he then kicked a bottle, threw down his racquet, hurled a chair on the court, eventually picking up his bag and walking off. away from the sideshow in rome, world number one naomi osaka will play kiki bertens in the women's quarter—finals over the coming hours, after she won two matches on thursday due to poor weather on wednesday. osaka is also guaranteed to remain at the top of the rankings with simona halep losing in the second round. the 21—year—old was too good for dominika cibulkova in the morning winning 6—3, 6—3 before beating romania's mihaela buzarnescu by the same score later in the day to seal her place in the last eight milwaukee bucks play game 2 of their nba eastern conference finals series against the toronto raptors later on friday. the bucks fought back from being behind for a vast majority of game one to record a 108—100 victory, which included 13 points in the final qu

the capital had portfolio manager joins us now from rome, marco, good to have you with us.ple of hours ago we saw a bloomberg headline suggesting that rome could be fined because of its disagreements over budgets with brussels. that led to the ftse going lower and a spike up in yields. it seems that we have an resolve the differences on the budget between italy and brussels. how will they be resolved? >> thank you, anna. good morning, good afternoon to the u.s. viewers, happy memorial day. with regards to the fine potential from the eu, i wouldn't read too much into it for the following reason. 4 billion euros, while a large number, is a fraction of the debt that italy has as a government. it's a few basis points on the yield and i don't think it's one to change much. the most important thing to consider really is the outcome of yesterday's election results in italy. yes, indeed, and i want to draw your attention now to some headlines coming from cellini, the says he will use his growing support to try to change europe. what are the implications of that for european politic

earlier in the day in rome, heavy rain forced the cancellation of all second round matches scheduledand novak djokovic along with rafael nadal and roger federer were due to feature on wednesday but a packed schedule is now set for the coming hours. further to the south the weather was just as bad on wednesday and after that there's a long race ahead for the next stage of the giro d'italia. cyclists will ride from cassino to san giovanni rotando in stage 6 — a distance of 238 kilometres. in terrible conditions pascal ackermann celebrated stage five — winning in a sprint finish on wednesday — beating fernando gaviria on the line. it's the german ackermann's second stage win of the tour. primoz roglic keeps the leader's pinkjersey — maintaining his 35 second lead over britain's simon yates. tiger woods says he feels ready to compete — with the us pga championship set to get underway in the coming hours. woods hasn't played since winning the masters last month — but doesn't see that as a hindrance. as i was saying earlier, i wanted to play a couple of weeks ago, just wasn't quite mentall

the latest from the rome masters and all the world's sports news.that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: as iran's supreme leader rules out going to war w

thank you so much for joining us from rome. editor of lower republican newspaper.union. and no greater example for that than spain where the socialist party were comfortably the largest party. let's take a look at the results there. the socialist getting 20 seats, the people's party down four on 20 seats, the people's party down fouron 12, 20 seats, the people's party down four on 12, the citizens party on seven, gaining five, and the damas on six —— podemos. translation: a delegation of the socialist party will defend the interests of spain, will defend the interests of spain, will defend the interests of spain, will defend the interests of the social majority in many cities, regions and countries in the european institutions. 0k, let's go to germany now. i think this is one trend we can pull out which is that it has been a good night for the greens in many countries across europe. we can see their second row, 21 seeds, up ten. very good for them. it's come at the expense of chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats, they had their worst ever performance. the