Language with the 1st word published in the book. Rico is in germany to learn german why not learn with him simple online on your mobile and free. D. W. Zealand course nikos fake german made easy. This week well stories. Bricks it stokes fears of new conflict annihilate a taxi drives and becomes an opera star but 1st we start off in iraq and much of the worlds oil supply passes through the strait of hormuz now the conflict between iran and the us is affecting people on the moon side and. Its Early Morning in the sun beating down on the island of hormuz is relentless theres no natural water source and few other resources for that matter despite that the island has been highly valued for centuries as a strategic location portugal for instance constructed this fortress back in 597 to control mara team traffic in the persian gulf today the strait of hormuz is once again witnessed a conflict as the standoff over british rectangle seized by iranian authorities continues. A fisherman takes us out into the straight past the island of la rock the Iranian Military uses the island to monitor the area which includes the Narrow Passage all ships must pass through to reach the largest oil ports in the region. Currently very few international tankers use iranian waters to navigate the strait many fear being swept up in the conflict between washington and tehran and the Iranian Military is not alone as it petrols these waters the u. S. Has also deployed ships into the persian gulf the u. S. Wants to strengthen its presence here to guarantee the passage of International Cargo ships which has angered the iranian government as well as the iranian people. And i dont think they would welcome any sort of you know military presence from the region itself thats a part of irans political culture not to you know. Actors in the region. Few people on the island of a movie seem interested in politics theyre just hoping there will be a swift end to the regional standoff. Been a sermon against the tensions are resolved the entire economy improve and were part of that. Everyone is out of work here in hormuz i dont know what to do with my wife and kids we cant all live on fishing alone. Things would improve for tourism more tourists would pay a visit to this island and that way it could develop. Without stability turning homos into a popular Tourist Destination remains a distant prospect. Our next story takes us to Milton Island with a no deal brick secluding people here fear the irish border will be closed and that they worry could spark a crisis a return to the period of violence known as the troublous. One of the most popular activities these days for visitors to belfast is a troubles too are we hog 137. 00 people hospitalized there were horrific injuries there were people multiple loss of limbs guides like Paul Donnelly navigate whats called a history of terror. Deadly clashes between protestant supporters of british rule and catholics want to night with the republic of ireland were largely ended 2 decades ago by a power sharing deal known as the good friday agreement but now the looming prospect of a new deal brecks it could mean the return of checkpoints along the irish border and that has people like donnelly warning that former anti british guerrillas known as dissident republicans might have bandon the Peace Process stops that the end of a hard border that gives the public comes a contemporary justification for their violence you know its not just ideological saying this is an abstract anymore look at those groups along the border this is deferential and what they see is this part of the heart and from the rest of the able to get out of their. Worries over a hard border and the loss of other rights are compelling even some former pro british loyalists to consider the once unthinkable uniting Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland the good friday agreement means Northern Ireland can take a vote on doing just that belfast new lord mayor john to nuke and wants to make sure citizens are well educated about their options while hoping theyll back unification his party she would fain open. He lobbies for that its a cause that colored his life he was just 9 years old when he saw his father a prominent republican human rights lawyer shot dead by pro british paramilitaries despite getting Death Threats himself as he took office in may then you can believe the time is right to move forward no deeper accept doesnt automatically mean that unification will happen but what i do think is that it means that the conversation haase to happen because the conversation has already started not just from people within the north but people all over the island of ireland and certainly within europe as well. Billy hutchinson a City Council Member from the Progressive Unionist Party served 16 years in prison for 2 sectarian murders hutchinson says hes rejected violence but hes worried others havent what i concerned about is the people will try to use brackets. From the the border post as an excuse to start another war. Recent surveys suggest most people in Northern Ireland prefer to stay part of britain for now but those who want to United Ireland say theyre in no hurry expecting the chaotic threats to help their case. Taxi driver many seen them from duck and has always enjoyed singing arias on the road the passenger recorded him and put the video online it went viral and now the south African Capital is a star. Frenzy is just 27 years old but half of south africa already knows who he is he shot to fame when a passenger films him singing opera in his taxi and the video went viral. Its just gets to my emotions so much because i didnt realize it will go the spot i thought maybe it can just old school to facebook maybe 100 soul 2 of the deal was one of them or just saying no can you bring that guy to come and perform in my wedding or Something Like that just just a small things that small ball would be like in. Menzies phone is constantly going he gets requests for interviews from all over the world invitations to perform and q 4 dishes and mens wear shop even offered him a free taxi to for his next event. Menzi is currently rehearsing for an upcoming performance the piano player is menzies former teacher some bello mccann is known menzies since Primary School and he himself had no formal music training is mostly selftaught the next day lindsay is off to cape town hes been invited to take part in a competition for professional Opera Singers and hes feeling optimistic. To be my 1st time visiting the competition and i know many been there and so excited about this to the team just books can talk to. Us its like it was important to. Be sure that. Was a final run through in the dressing room and really really. Then thats the stuff. Thats kind of come the oh. The. Thought of the. Huge round of applause for menzies but unfortunately its not enough to secure a 1st price i think in durban its back to taxi driving for the time. Im still a father and i. Put bread on the table as well so i have to when i have to wear that stuff because i havent got that stable income about this flame but its good that i can see its going there. Menzies determines to advances to rear he says luck is still on his side every chance he has this is as good. Bordeaux winds from the area near saw him your op popular the world over now u. S. President donald trump is threatening to slap high power some french wines and that has local wine growers worried. At the end of the summer trimming the vines of the excess leaves is one of the last tossed swine makers face. This year producer tom on things his blood doll could turn out fairly well. On a show or museum and so far the year has gone smoothly. Its only august the wine harvest is in early october so we have a bit of time before we know for sure. 11 year or so and much less predictable is what will happen to sales especially to the United States of the president s trumps that he would slap a huge imports tax on french wines a threat b s brother in law is taking seriously the family has worked in the vineyards here for 3 generations and he says every penny counts. I think he wants to show his authority yes thats his character. But i hope he is not serious we have to see us your views on these 2 well if he really john was the customs duties of a french wines and really i dont know if we will enable to make any money on the wines we exported to the United States that any. Given away stay alone even in some damage on some 2400000 cases of wine a bridge used every year when making here goes back to roman times in 1909 the region was even declared a unesco World Heritage site but while the finest vintage just will always find a buyer wine cellar much epeat says mitch market producers will suffer when you are the best in something you would always have them and so thats i my opinion not a big problem for the main production its going to be a huge issue yes that means wine makers like pierre and his family for them politics add another layer of uncertainty to a laborious production process the french president will stand up for them whether or not he wins the political battle could affect wind of us all over the world. Since most adventurous reporter. Was a leader of his host replaced. The tamest in spain the czechs just has the cowboy job. In. Europe next. To live. Ok i want to raise. You know water is never far away. 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