Nearly 200 countries and. The no letup in the fighting between armenia and azerbaijan out of the disputed territory of the going out of cairo back the 2 countries project calls for pains talks as the conflict threatens to escalate into an all out war. Im rebecca races welcome to the program well were just 2 hours away from the 1st televised debate in the u. S. President ial election the republican incumbent donald trump will face off against his democratic challenger joe biden in the hotly awaited contest but candidates have been preparing intensely for tonights high stakes debate in Cleveland Ohio biden will step onto the stage with a significant late in the National Polls and more importantly with. Blades in k. Battleground states for donald trump its a crucial chance to claw back ground and reframe his campaign the showdown comes as the u. S. Faces multiple crises including the coronavirus pandemic economic woes and rising racial tensions when its head straight to the u. S. And Washington Bureau chief in is paul is standing by for us in milwaukee wisconsin and whats at stake tonight for both candidates. Well a lot to know this is a very vocal and chance for President Trump to shake up this race where he is currently as you just mentioned rebecca far behind in the latest poll saying National Nation no way to a 7 points so both candidates will try to gain ground even so its shelby probably much easier for President Trump to do so than for joe biden well how tough will it be i mean can we expect a barrel of personal attacks. There is indeed i mean this is a president from strength he can be very aggressive he can be very bully and he knows that his supporters actually like that and that is no its true for joe biden quite the opposite because he comes along as a gentle respectful man he has to prove that he can be shot up that you can hold his stance without being too aggressive. And ahead of this debate we have had theres been some damaging revelations about trumps taxes now joe biden and common horace have released their returns can biden hurt trump on this issue at the debate. Actually i do not think so because strums supporters they dont really care some of them say you know this is not true because the president himself has said this is a lie others think well he just is proving with that that hes very clever because he knows how to places the system you know is how to avoid paying taxes so i actually really dont think that this huge reports from the New York Times will really hurt trump because his supporters they just dont really care. Well you know politics in the us as we know is incredibly polarized polarized and im at the moment how 0 important is the debate in terms of swinging voters that havent made up their decision do you think it can sway anybody. Well you know experts say that the most voters are decided but what is important for joe biden he kind of has to get people to vote already said were not voting at all he kind of has to put out some energy because he must ensure good many many many supporters of other good a project candidates theyre not really a fans big fans of joe biden so he needs to convince those voters that they need to go to the polls to vote donald trump out of the white house and certainly is going to be interesting in as paul thanks very much are we speaking shortly. And well of course be airing that debate between trump and biden in its entirety live here on in just a little under 2 hours time. One of the cain issues in tonights about debate will of course be the coronavirus pandemic it has ranged a grim milestone with more than a 1000000 lives lost worldwide many regions including the u. S. And europe bracing for a novice in new infections covered 9 tain has quickly become one of the worlds deadliest infectious. Diseases the virus has spread to at least 188. 00 countries and the fatalities have been rising at a faster pace since last month Public Health experts say the crisis is far from over. And earlier we spoke to Margaret Harris shes a Spokes Person of the World Health Organization in geneva we asked her whether the emphasis should be on developing a vaccine and drugs to treat the virus or on covert testing and tracing. The emphasis should be on it with that well what were saying is do it all so yes the side has to racing in 24 sevenths i mean but really for humanity has goes up every day when i see the work with scientists are doing but we ourselves every one of us have to be responsible for stopping the transmission and yes Health SystemsHealth Authorities have to be increasingly testing ensuring tracing every person making sure every person who is infected is put requirement to it and making sure everybody has a contact is so fights lady and following those people and making it possible for people to take the actions we know can stop the transmission on what harris spokesperson for the World Health Organization speaking to us a little earlier when german chancellor Angela Merkel has announced new measures in response to local spikes in covert 19 infection rates she vowed to avoid a full National Lockdown instead and mount saying what she called a hotspot strategy after meeting with the leaders of germany 16 federal states. Merican met with german state leaders for 3 hours to dress disagreements about whether measures to curb the spread of coronavirus should be ratcheted up the outcome they will be. If you get loud. Weve learned a lot we got through this summer pretty well this but we know that more difficult times lie ahead in the fall and winter months. Even c. N. N. We are seeing a progressive rise in infection rates partly in densely Populated Areas if you see it in small. Parties appear to be a significant infection source one party in bielefeld resulted in hundreds of people being tested nearly 1000. 00 were quarantined and schools closed the leaders agreed that the size of parties will now be limited. Every increase should mean more masks less alcohol and smaller parties everyone managed to be on one thing no one wants to reimpose the measures seen at the beginning of the pandemic. Thats and what we want to avoid a lockdown of the kind we all went through in march so that schools can no gardens and places of work can stay open and we intervene only where infections are occurring in touch weekly often it peels were made to the people to regularly air out rooms and avoid travel to higher risk countries but no announcement was made on how some of these measures will be policed. Well some of the countrys worst hit by the corona virus pandemic not the ones necessarily making headlines every day peru which has topped 800000 infections has had one of the worlds worst mentality rights and its economy has shrunk by 30 percent new cases are slowing prompting the government to go ahead with easing restrictions many fairy could be too soon. Finally able to be by her husbands side this doesnt some metairie in northern peru is the final resting place for local coronavirus victims now that restrictions have been eased relatives are allowed into visit even though it isnt at the spot ana maria and her husband had planned for when the your message got up and but yes it was when i went to town to make burial arrangements they told me i couldnt bury him in the plot we had chosen. I was told that an order had been issued that everyone who died from coated had to be buried in this summit area others are still fighting for their lives perus president says the countrys Health Care System is stronger now than it was at the beginning of the pandemic. And the government is expanding testing including in low income areas of the capital lima. So with the rate of new infections on the decline the government is pushing ahead with plans to reopen more of the economy. And even start logging in International Flights starting with neighboring countries but some Health Experts are warning against reopening to tast. Yet even he nasty reopening gyms bars discos and other forms of entertainment will be terrible. So yes it could bring about a 2nd wave quicker the window into the i think we definitely need to reconsider these steps. The fear is that peru could repeat the pattern of other countries seeing a rise in cases followed by a new wave of mass burials. Lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world french president Emmanuel Mccall has said on a visit to lithuania that he would help mediate in the political crisis in bella ruse achromat with the better as an Opposition Leader has taken off ska that was seen as a major show of support for the activist and French Police have dismantled a migrant camp in the northern port town of callaway the makeshift camp was home to about 800. 00 migrants mostly from iraq afghanistan and sudan and eritrea every year thousands of migrants try to cross the English Channel to reach the u. K. Firefighters have been battling to contain wildfires tearing through northern californias wine country since the weekend extremely dry conditions have led to the rapid spread of the blaze in that valley and near the city of santa rosa in the 17000 residents have been forced to evacuate. Well tensions are flaring over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh with both many and as and as a big johny forces accusing each other of attacks on their territory mania claims turkey has shot down one of its warplanes which the turkish president and his as of allies deny violence in recent days has been the regions worst in decades but as a vision and mania have rejected calls for peace talks. These scenes have put the International Community on edge. But for the residents of both mania and as a by shun they have been a long time coming. Was a little the as i by johnny ami will win this war and we will return to our historical lands a lot of this i get as in this victory is ours if my country needs me as a soldier i am ready even at my age. Of course we are afraid of a long war but the civilian population and the military must be ready for it although it is better to be free later than to continue this false pace. The focus of the fighting is the goal in a car back region the dispute itself is decades old beginning in the early 1990 s. When the ethnically armenian region declared independence from us a by shall and that independence has never been recognized by the International Community which is urging for calm from both sides the secretary general strongly called on all the sides true mediately stop fighting deescalate tension and returned to meaningful negotiations without preconditions or delay World Leaders fear the fighting could lead to full scale conflict which destabilizes the south caucasus region a cardle for pipelines carrying oil and gas to World Markets regional players like russia and turkey also at risk of becoming him broiled in the conflict and escalating it further. Today we are at the side of our azerbaijani brother and in the defense of the homeland mania Must Immediately cease its attacks and send back the mercenaries that have brought from abroad. Dozens of people have been killed so far including civilians and hundreds more wounded at the request of germany and france the Un Security Council is expected to hold emergency talks on choose day but with both sides accusing the other of starting the battle and of continuing to use heavy artillery a quick and clean break from the violence seems unlikely. In the africans islands in the Pacific Ocean a group of 36 giant tortoises has been released into the wild or named captivity the tortoises are an endangered species at risk of extinction they were released in their natural habitat on san cristoval island after a rigorous quarantine process but order says play a Critical Role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem in the unique archipelago. He watching data any news in then dont forget you can always take up to date on our website thats data dot com elbowed out out on twitter and instagram as well 5 thanks very much. Richard invites us to see people in particular. That i like to see as the kids died. On youtube. In the art of climate change. Remember sims. 2. Years today you sure. Do w. Dot com their service. Could turn. This is t w news africa coming up on the program called at 19 in the Central African republic people in ramble on trolled rural areas say armed groups sauce taking advantage of the whole crisis to be exploited and in the capital city there live mentioning the governments handling of the pandemic. And mourning called its victims this man in south africa has lost 2 close relatives to the disease. Named kenyas weightlifting an impi and most will be able shes now training so grand daughter who has and then the dreams off her own. And im proceed to tackle company in the Central African republic there is growing concern about how the government is handling the cold in 1000 pandemic activists are complaining that corona regulations are not being implemented and tests on also available for free as originally promised in addition in the rural part of the country which is knology and the rebel control their urges say armed groups are taking advantage of the situation to further the exploit them. This herd is on its way to the biggest Cattle Market in the Central African republic. Here in some 42 kilometers from the capital bangui where the hurts are sold for traders in this country it means moving from areas that are controlled by different groups the coronavirus pandemic is an additional problem the straightest complained that many armed groups have taken advantage of this Health Crisis by living huge taxes on them. If you dont and we face so many difficulties in transporting our cattle from Cagayan De Oro to the little green market armed groups attack our shepherds. Before coronavirus the rebels asked each of our heads men to pay between the and 80. 00 euros. No theyve increased defeats almost 125 euros. They demand so much money for taxes and were all discouraged. Lighting bang he hasnt changed much for most people it is almost impossible to determine who is infected with the coronavirus or not during the rainy season people have the flu or malaria and that in a country where poverty is notorious. It is estimated that about 71 percent of the population live below the international 40 line men and women are fighting every day to get food on the table so far there is little progress in the country we meet rodriguez political the young activist he specially criticizes the governments money to many of the pandemic move from those of you. Who didnt we went to the country where we no longer understand anything on what was in the beginning of the coup one of i was pandit we were told that with all the nations that the government had received over 1000. 00 would be a problem the taste was free for instance and now we have to pay for the test does not always party. Who can pay that its an unbearable situation for Central Africans pretty poor more in addition to the security on Economic Impact of the in the Central African republic than 4500. 00 confirmed cases and in the midst of the measure was put in place by the authorities the fight against its power and many of the respected in public places. As the call that 19 pandemic continues to claim lives around the world of a 1000000 so after we take you next to south africa a country ravaged by the disease is the story of a man who runs an Ambulance ServiceNew Johannesburg you not only witnesses the pain of this experience this year the coronavirus brought devastation closer to home this is as i eat in his own words the 1st time pandemic really hit home was when my mom was ill and. I recall taking your 4 swab test in 2 days later when we got the results marge started pounding when the doctor told me that your moms positive so my 1st reaction was my going to lose my mom is my mom going to die what happens next. And it was just so difficult because we always struck we didnt know what to do whats next to be done. So during the penn demick i clearly remember when hospitals were full there was no beds available and we realized that peoples loved ones would really want to take care of them so that is how we came about with creating this concept of taking an Oxygen Concentrator home. Medical doctors were professionals trying to monitor the patients oxygen saturation levels in providing for them oxygen at home my father also became ill and when we took him for a test results were positive and unfortunately hes just was also closing up on him we tried the home base oxygen treatment and it wasnt working and he just said my son i really need to go to hospital and quickly after a few phone calls i found out for him hospital in center and we took him to the hospital and that day little did i realize it was the last year i was going to see my fathers face. My uncles had also started getting ill we took him from stop this it unfortunately is the result came positive and the ambulance took him to the hospital that day and it was the last goodbyes i can actually picture him sitting in the vehicle and we were waving at him as he was leaving the house. I find sometimes walking away from the mysteriously i find the answers and i find that they able to guide us from the graves and peace i find peace with praying for them i find peace really would visit in the graves and just sitting around them in and still feeling because you can still feel a presence they might not be physically with us but spiritually around us you can feel a presence. The news of people making dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean Sea to europe might not make the headlines every day but the trend is still going on between may and mid august this year nearly 12000 men women and children made it through from africa but the sea crossing is only one part of the trip and 2016 poor not to try to migrate to europe but he was arrested in libya on the way and sent back to his hometown he now reaches out to other would be young migrants warning them off the harsh realities of the long journey ahead. The biggest city of ivory coast and the home of paul not to. 2016 he wanted to migrate to europe but he was arrested in libya and sent to a crowded prison with more than 4000 inmates. From the movie mission. It was a prison were sometimes came to look for people that forced into prostitution do so in powders were sent to places we were not for organ trafficking if they knew that your parents were a bit richer try to extort money from them he said do this with you. Paul managed to get out of the prison he was found by workers from the International Organization for migration and was sent back to ivory coast. Well sure but tonight i got caught and today im alive and there are people who come back with only one food or one hand or practically with no fears because it might explode or there are so many things that can go wrong. Paul wishes he had had more information about the harsh realities of migration before he left so he decided to association to help returning migrants and warn those who are planning to leave. A neighborhood meetings called the grains paul talks openly about the dark side of illegal migration. A long while and while you say that we dont have enough money when you go to the embassy there will demand 300 euros 4 years ok mine was just on the floor but if you want to leave illegally you might have to say anything between 60780 euros before you even reach leave a sing song if i wanted one. I never would sometimes the young men hold his warnings and they abandoned their plans to the if they were fair women in office and then of a mother with a information they gave us and yes were sisters shared i dont think everybody can be so lucky if i decide to leave by misfortune or buy a place i dont know what could happen to me or know somebody and their money with this is. Not the right call composes alternative options to provide Contact Details of state agencies which can help them find a job. So simple its also important to inform them that the government is willing to help them and this is true i prefer to see them applying for a job here instead of leaving and guy in the family forced to sell off like this one album called. Paul sr is totally convinced that its possible to stay in ivory coast and succeed. Paul is now living with her while looking for a new job. But it hasnt been easy but toonies often suffer from discrimination. Here they have an expression that you try to keep the ball but you hit the gold course the 2nd you left on an adventure and you didnt succeed. If you fail. To avoid to be seen as the person who kicked and he had. Many retired immigrant try to hide. But no matter how hard it is paul doesnt want to hide he hopes to find a job soon and will continue to share his experiences. A kenyan grandmother is keeping her love of weightlifting in the family or competed at the lympics and is now trading up her daughter and granddaughter for future glory she says the Coronavirus Crisis has actually helped make her proteges even. This is no ordinary training session. A weight lifting dentistry is being created in kenya by missy abi arrow in 2012 she became only the 2nd african woman to compete in weightlifting at the olympics now retired she wants her daughter and granddaughter to follow suit. Maybe. 10 year old granddaughter kesha whose mother is mercys eldest daughter could already live 30 kilograms her own body weight mercy says the coronavirus locked down earlier this year and the closure of schools men she could spend more time weightlifting with her family theres a good word. To tell her more and. Persevere in the fact that this in sport isnt it good to be here this is youngest daughter should know also loves weightlifting and hes aiming high. School carpool. To confirm. Her mother has already proved that the road from nairobi to the olympics is a dream that can become reality. In that circle and thats it for now ill be sure to check out our add a story on forward slash africa on facebook and odds that i have as always were interested to know what you think about the stories that we have a here on news its connected to that at 1. 7 see you next time back. That was the spirit 13 years ago when germany was reunified in the tube and 1919 at the time economic disparity between east and west was huge. Today how have things changed for people to the country. Companies. What secrets lie behind. Discover new adventures in 360 degree. And explore this amazing World Heritage site. W World Heritage 360 getting up now. Google is cracking down on developers dodging its apps to all rules it says it will begin enforcing a rule that absolves through the play store of the use of googles own Payment System which takes a 30 percent council for any revenue also coming up. After one of the worlds strictest lock downs of south africa sees its economy shrink by half with employment numbers to match. And as the world mocks the millions coronavirus deaths we know testing will be key to getting us out of this crisis as high when these company says its new robots can provide super fast results. Welcome to the business i want to johnsonville in good to have you with us so google is warning outside App Developers to stop circumventing its Payment System and its given dog just one year to. Imply among the companies in its crosshairs netflix and spotify both have disputed or attempted working around in our payments on google devices which draw a 30 Percent Commission from the tech giant frustration over commissions led me to like by google and apple has been growing among op developers in recent years. Well for more lets bring in our financial correspondent he ends caught in new york against whats behind this google warning there is a lot going on in the peer you when you were just recently some companies actually formed an alliance to protest those 30 percent fees that their Companies Like google are also takes so now google seems to strike back so what spotify and netflix have done is so theyve collected their credit card information from their epu was us directly through their own name and was that they could avoid those 30 percent so now google wants their share so to speak but as you mentioned those companies have one year to make the changes and we will see if thats going to happen also might be some discussions behind the scene and if theyre really going to end up paying those 30 percent indeed well from those 30 percent to a topic that may not directly be related to stock markets today but in the u. Of the 1st president ial Election Debate just the financial world already have a favorite. Well i mean if you look what happened. Until february before the virus struck the stock market was on fire or wall street going from one all time i to another i wouldnt say necessarily that everybody on wall street loves the person donald trump but they clearly love to tax cuts they love less regulation so if joe biden should win the elections on november 3rd it is more likely that texas will increase or corporate taxes for instance on the other side we all also have those sort of global attention especially between the United States and china so that could change if joe biden might win so that would be a positive so there are cons and of crows what ive heard from some people is and wall street they might favor donald trump and staying in power because then they kind of would know. Whats going to happen with business policy and what will be definitely does not like this uncertainty so the worst outcome would be if we would not have a clear winner on november 3rd indeed in scott in new york thank you so much. No match made in heaven luxury conglomerate l b and age lawyer and his c. Who leave it on has filed a counter suit against tiffany in a dispute over their failed 16200000000. 00 merger and also it is the latest in the the spot between the 2 companies over what would have been the biggest deal in the luxury market earlier this month tiffany filed and will sold against l b m h after the onus says it was pulling out of the merger citing a request by the french government to delay the move in order to assess the threat of proposed u. S. Terrorists. And ill break a look at some of the other business stories making news. Netflix the streaming giant is hoping to expand in africa with a new mobile only offer 5 years after it entered the African Market it has had trouble expanding its appeal beyond the continents wealthy now its a mean for people who want to view movies and shows on their phones at a lower price. The European Union wants to avoid complete border closures due to the coronavirus pandemic thats what germanys commissioner for tourism say its off to a meeting with the e. U. Tourism minister the bloc agreed to coordinate travel warnings coronavirus tests and quarantine regulations. Some 38000000 more east asians could fall into poverty this year according to the world bank 2020 will be the 1st time in 20 years that the region has seen more people falling into poverty the asia pacific economies projected to the court its slowest growth rate in more than half a century at north point 9 percent. Wants to buy the german Ride Sharing Service free now to expand its market share in europe and latin america thats according to bloomberg free now is a joint venture between b. M. W. And dima last year 3 now generated 2500000000 euros in revenue. South africa imposed a strict coronavirus lockdown at the end of march squeezing businesses and consumers and saw economic output record its largest contraction ever in the 2nd quarter although the government has now opened up International Travel and removed restrictions on trade in Key Industries economists are forecasting a disaster as unemployment may climb to 45 percent. Began macian year has fallen on hard times during the covert pandemic losing his permanent job as a gardener during south africas lockdown heres now one of many begging for menial work on a johannesburg street corner. Or car dealer good looking forward but. Our current going to be really difficult to live quarter to look after and it appears. Things are not in. South africa was already in a recession before the pandemic and then the government imposed one of the worlds strictest lock downs as businesses closed their doors hundreds of. Thousands lost their livelihoods the Construction Industry tanked as all developments ground to a halt. We had a 45. 00 page student president s plan for the space and fortunately due to covert lockdown regulations the project has been pushed out 6 to 12 months as a result of that it seriously harmed our ability to raise money for future developments going forward. The Company Uptown projects was driving before the pandemic they used their savings to keep their staff employed and as the economy slowly emerges from lockdown there is optimism the company may just survive. We are back up and running with a full complement of workers and although well never get these months back we all to mystical finish the swiss project off soon but some arent so lucky jonathan marquees factory is only operating at one 3rd of capacity. It may even have to come in was this one of our machines there too it. Was starting to seem to get away as you can but i like you. With over 650000 corona virus infections south africa is the worst affected country on the continent Companies Like this one manufacturing medical waste packaging should be booming but rampant state corruption so public funds spent free emergency medical supplies stolen. Im really worried about laying off more stuff or losing more machines or even closing down i make the gloom much easier clings to hope that things may somehow change. As to if all in all such as it is good guys in law. Or my faith it was me that made one thing maybe next year and i print something. But if the downturn persists it will be catastrophic for the entire Southern African region which depends on south africa for 2 thirds of its g. D. P. Global coronavirus deaths have now topped 1000000 as the pandemic continues to take lives it is also preventing people from being able to make a living key to getting the world working again will be testing and testing fast now a Taiwanese Firm has developed a robot that can return results within 3 hours. Meet q vs 96. 00 the taiwanese robot boasts 3 arms and it doesnt have to sleep either if say its invented q vs 96. 00 when mass produced it could make a huge contribution to the worlds economic recovery. Could be as 96. 00 as can produce around 2000 results per day with 196. 00 deploy in j. F. K. Airports or singapore airports and this airports can fully resume their flight unless the passenger travel safely and bring back country economy. For now though q. Vs 96 is operational radius is restricted to taiwan to places like this taipei hospital normally patients here have to wait at least 2 days to get their test results from the lab the robot to manages a turnaround time of around 3 hours and it can distinguish clearly between sobs cave to and influenza viruses. I want you to get through cooties this machine can be of great help when it comes to striking a balance between epidemic control and Economic Growth it can help people come together and contribute to the economy again while also effectively preventing the spread of the virus. And with infection rates rising in many countries right now q b s 96. 00 would have its work cut out. How does an airline generate income when there are hardly any flights due to the pandemic Singapore Airlines has found one solution theyll be turning their grounded abbas a 380. 00 into a giant restroom to a people can enjoy an inflight meal just without having to go anywhere the Airline Already began offering Home Delivery of its menu to people in singapore this month missing the point adeline has grounded nearly all its planes and thousands of jobs due to the coronavirus. And thats your Business Update here on the you as always for me in the team in berlin thanks she. This story of a stubborn rice farmer from thailand. Passed. His credo no chemical. Step. Out. Training successful. Such that it. Starts october 1st 2 w. 5 years of conflicts 5 years of hard hitting political into the festive. Season because thats where the free press that if you mean can you see the coming back to those that are you concerned were not concerned. Im missing your ecosystems the best german killings take you to the heart of the matter of high levels of government why not just investigate and just to keep the focus as you would you know things you somebody here in france know credible comes from things the powerful. You know. And you hear me know yes yes we can hear you and how the last 2 years gentlemen songs that i want to bring you im going to man call and you never have before surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what moves that. We talk to people who follows her along the way at myras and critics alike how is the worlds most powerful woman shaping public and joining us from echols last. I love and welcome news from the world of arts and culture up this weekend sees the 30th anniversary of german reunification and weve been digging deep into the d. W. I. Cards and continue our series on the extraordinary decade of the 990 s. That change society so much here in germany also coming up today. Becoming black the new film by ian is just. In spain who was led to believe it was a genetic peculiarity that she was born black into a white family back in 1906 in germany. And the belgian city shower was forgotten industrial sites are becoming Tourist Attractions thanks to an intrepid tool guide. Today in germany between 60100000 people identify as transgender off to reunification germany became a place of advance of patient and sexual liberation like chaos or christopher street day parade there while many transgender people feel more accepted in Todays Society this was always the case. For all series on the 990 s. The formative decade that followed the fall of the berlin wall we met up again with Michelle Meyer a transsexual woman with usual story who as a man was crowned a beauty queen and 991. At the beginning of the 1990 s. Freedom and equality were not a matter of course for germanys Clear Community the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders in 1990 but many people remained prejudiced. Positive already was ready for challenge. Those who didnt conform to the traditional heterosexual gender norms continue to face struggles like michelle my a puny cream from buying for. The kind im transsexual which means that ive altered my body to fit my sense of myself as a woman the Decisive Point is that i was crowned miss by white on 1991 when i was still a man. And. Michelle was named michelle at birth before having any gender confirmation surgery she took part in a beauty contest and. She outed herself as transgender after her victory. Was considered a scam. Came 29 years later we met up with her again. Like. The family it was very difficult at the time to survive as a transgender or gay or lesbian person especially by white a small but very in town that was taboo of course it was really bad with all the threats i got Death Threats phone calls wrong and hunger were fact. Despite such adversity michelle doesnt regret coming out just the opposite shes proud of herself and of her past and she hopes to be a role model for others. The pits open mentioned he thinks there are so many people who have the same problem i do who would like to go down the same path but dont know where to turn or what they should do but they hide themselves just as i had myself for years too afraid of coming out so i thought that was the opportunity to say people tolerate us were human beings just like everyone else yes or yes were thinking also mention the. Last tolerance a lot of fear people spoke about that in the ninetys on sheet our t. V. Program for young people. From rising bollards while what hurt me the most was this ostracism of being told that youre a different kind of person that youre abnormal and dont belong anywhere because what a Great Partnership isnt really all that accepted by society when he walk around Holding Hands or share a kiss on the subway people stay or you feel left alone and cast out along the way from. For a lot of people the ninetys turned out to be an era of change. It with guns and exploring the twilight and i have to honestly say that after i came out things got a bit better in terms of tolerance id say that after about 5 to 7 years people got more tolerable because there was a phase of education that t. V. Shows and newspapers got much better at explaining and showing why a person is transgender allies are gay or why theyre lesbian the way. The hope concert in nashville with. Slowly but surely there was a liberalization of society in the 1990 s. But for germanys Clear Community today there is still some way to go when it comes to equality and civil rights. A true story now from the former east germany has been turned into a documentary its filmmaker in its johnsons by its own story a parents always told darker skin was simply a coincidence conceiving the truth that her biological father was actually from africa. The coming black is johnson spains attempt to understand the past. Pictures of the happy family the son is white the daughter is black the children believe its just a whim of nature. You should take nothing feeling in my own house and thank me as an. Actor and chaps. Seized did just for my sake. Isnt them sign it as the news of the business and country and. The student. Tradition not of course i was looking for an explanation trying to make sense of it without having to doubt my parents are. My age but looking back i actually think that i always sensed that this could really be the answer. But that was the story young eunice grew up in former communist east germany in the 1960 s. She was 12 before she learned that her biological father came from togo in africa her mother met her father while he was studying in bam now an affair that was never talked about the director confronts her adoptive father about how this was possible. This is selfish too much you see the problem with. Your im so eager for me in the. New. Pages to be my next times as many would go. In the prim social climate of this socialist worker state it seems this was a taboo subject for family and friends to. Garnished over knock it out when she gets to any machine to. The touch of class be a bun i have had. A child resulting from an infidelity and on top of it all a black child that was considered too much back then the result of resound in collective silence being different and the hurtful looks she attracted were unsettling for in us as a teenager mr obvious indications no image of. My no problem. Caused. By the maturity of our much much more of those management doesnt. From mr milosevic a half. Dozen tired to fight time also these are just the terrible effects of racism the internalization of racism which leads to the grow enough not feeling comfortable in her skin and therefore to her rejecting everything that looks like her or her to me howard does obamas up into a source who treats me bad but the film is not an indictment of the director focuses on her search for identity in 2 parts of the world she did later meet her biological father in my high mondo who are she died in 2010 in the film the director travels to tokyo and meets his and her family. If its fancy if. He knows brings a picture of lucy and back to his home. Where it takes its place in the gallery of Johnson Family ancestors. Becoming black is a haunting and poetic journey that sheds light on a neglected chapter of german history. Nature of holes a vacuum as the saying goes abandon the dust for landscapes of action while some people might consider i saw the focus of. Extremely popular in safaris the belgian city is crammed full of industrial of what might be called distressed architectural highlights as another saying goes beauty is in the eye of the behold it is not. Actually this is also in the eye of the beholder so one man is offering to as a child was chosen by a dutch newspaper as the roads ugliest city. Urban safaris booked up precisely because people want to see the decay of belgiums one time industrial metropolis. I decided i wanted to do an anti top. If this city has a Bad Reputation not play then up with a make it the subject of the n. T. Taught. At one time just south of brussels numbered among europes wealthiest city boasting several impressive estates. But then the big steel works and mines closed down. Now 40 year old artist. Shows visitors from the world around his city. Is a more mobile that the germans have a word for it that the french dont understand industry. You might compare it to the artists of the 19th century who travel to see the ruins of ancient rome a whole generation. Has passed since the still works closed here the young people dont know the Old Industrial age so it gives them space for romanticising. To top sightings in store for the tourists and their guide on this urban safari include Blast Furnace is cooling towers and factory homes hardly any of the Industrial Buildings along the sampler and mass rivers are still in operation. Attracts artists not just from the area but even many from the capsule brussels they come looking for a creative outlet. I think of as a kind of freedom here there are plenty of very much new spaces and they offer lots of possibilities. One such building is this one originally a steel forge founded in 832 it stood empty for 20 years before an artists collective revitalized it. Another highlight of this urban jungle other subway stations they were finished over 30 years ago but never. Says the hilly slag he has made show richer than many believe. From up here you can see the city is very green poverty is born in the mind after all the cost of living in china was not high if youve got 3 friends a little garden and a social network that king of the world. He has no doubt someday she will prosper once again but that will take courage and a vision and thats what nicola hopes to inspire with his toys. Its always a matter of personal taste as well so for now lots more arts and culture on our website at d. W. Dot com slash culture also facebook d. W. Cultural bob i. Like. Germany which. Any time any place. Video never. Have the benefit of. Songs to sing along to download it is to come from soup. To nuts a guy. There and course is kind of into active exercises writing about that detail when you dont come slashdot atlanta on facebook and the app store. 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