Crop prices, reforms ruin their livelihoods, and they are prepared to bet a hat on to the sports. A frightening crash in the east racing fans. Restless a formula one driver will moan, escapes with is like 2 blocks away from a great ball of fire. I mean for the most unwelcome december is beginning with a race for a functioning coronavirus a back seat. Us drug firm would turn us asking for emergency approval off its covert 1000 vaccine and both europe and the united states. It could be in use in the u. S. Within weeks. What ernest product would speak of a 2nd drug likely to receive special authorization following another, developed by pfizer and of german partner biotech. Finding effective vaccines is a crucial part of tackling the corona virus pandemic. With madonna filing for emergency approval of its vaccine on monday, it could get the green light before Christmas Eve and year vs orders that are advisory meeting is likely to be on december 17th. If you hype or see boiled up between the 17 and christmas, you know, the product is approved. If the u. S. Food and Drug Administration gives the go ahead, inoculations could start within hours led by u. S. Tax, a nation logistics chief general because stuff panna actually going to meet and does. He is a baby under a year. So as soon as we get approval or urge our county and these teams are going to get hold of a vaccine, we have and start shipping it. In the contrary, there is going to vaccinate americans within 24 hours on the pro or the Company Hopes its latest trial results will lead to speedy approval in other countries too. In trials of the vaccine with more than 30000 people, only 30 participants became seriously ill. All of them had been given placebo shots. This makes the vaccine 100 percent effective against severe cases of covert 19 reported side effects include pain at the point of injection, chills and fever. These symptoms usually result within one or 2 days, you know, on a personal level, when we saw the 1st interim results, i think we were all really, really relieved and enthusiastic. I can tell you when i saw the final results last night, they came in a little bit earlier than that. We had planned for i love myself to cry for the 1st hour. The company says it will keep monitoring to check for any further side affects. And im joined now by our washington correspondent on of us salat on about what journalists applying for emergency approval off its vaccine in the u. S. So when could it actually get the food and Drug Administrations go ahead . They arrived early in the they apply today for an emergency use of the food and Drug Administration. What theyre trying to do here now is to prove their findings all of their latest study and that is 94 percent of the vaccine is effective, preventing cope with 19 and even 100 percent is effective, preventing severe cases. So very promising data on the also because the scene doesnt have to be stored as cold as the pfizer bio and take alternative that was introduced a little earlier. Now the next steps are that the f. D. A. Will meet with its Advisory Committee on december 17th, where they will review this application on december 10th already for the pfizer bio and take vaccine. So we earlier than that, and they are expected to grant emergency use authorization for both. That seems just a little while after that. Probably one or 2 days later. So we might look around december 20th. So when could we see the 1st vaccinations actually taking place in the u. S. . So according to any fall to the leading expert for Infectious Diseases here in the united states, that could happen as soon as the 2nd half of december. Now of course theres a little problem, not everyone can be vaccinated at the same time. So the question who will be vaccinated 1st is crucial, and that will be tackled in accordance with recommendations of the center for Disease Control here in the u. S. And that is likely going to be medical workers, doctors, nurses, so everyone at risk also those living in Nursing Homes or elderly patients. And then once this group is vaccinated, the rest of the population will be cleared to get its vaccine against cope with 90. But there are reports that not every us state is actually ready to deliver the vaccine. So what can you tell us about that . Now those reports are especially about the situation in rural areas where there are currently suffering from a surge in newco. But 19 cases of the big problem here is that theres also a lack of infrastructure that is crucial to store the flys of bio and take vaccine that needs to be stored. We all remember at minus 70 degrees celsius, so you need special freezers to do that. Theyre not available everywhere and especially not in the rural areas of the united states. So people would have to travel to bigger cities to get their vaccine. But theres another problem with that, and thats a lot of people are actually not even willing to get vaccinated. A recent poll suggests that only 50 percent of the American Population is willing to get vaccinated against cope with 19, in addition to that they would then have to travel to bigger cities. So the result is certainly that it will be a lot more difficult for thora, these to get the population vaccinated in rural areas than in cities out of our salat and washington. Thank you so much. Lets have a look now. At other developments in the penn demick, turkey has tightened its restrictions announcing a curfew on weekdays and full lock downs over the weekend. The World Health Organization has urged countries not to politicize the hunt for the origins of covert, 19 saying that would create boundaries to learning the truth. Vietnam has reported its 1st locally transmitted case in 3 months. Authorities have introduced temporary lock downs and for sale south paolo states has imposed stricter social distancing measures. After a warning from the w. H. O. About very worrying case numbers, thousands of farmers have blocked roads into indias capital delhi to protest agricultural reforms. They say new laws to deregulate crop pricing will leave them at the mercy of big corporations. Prime minister, Narendra Modi says, protestors are being misled by opposition parties, and that deregulation will benefit them. These 20000. 00 farmers going anywhere their trucks and tractors, a blocking major highways. Indias capital each about tract is loaded with russians for up to full months until the time the government reverses these new agricultural laws, none of us will go back. The families feel their livelihoods are under threat. New laws mean the government will soon stop buying grain at guaranteed prices. The farmers claim that could leave them at the mercy of corporations who wont pay enough for their crops. Indias Prime Minister is trying to placate the groups because their protests, a causing disruption and threaten to cost him politically. I want to tell the citizens and farmers not out from the banks of the river ganges, and the holy city of vera nasi, that we are working with intentions, which are as pure as the water of the river ganges. And without any intention of betrayal, modis government says the laws give farmers the freedom to sell their crops to private buy is rather than through the state. They insist the laws will drive up prices. But the pharmacy remain unconvinced. But we have always suspected the governments intentions because they have become a slave of the corporations. They want to turn us into this slaves as well. It is not our liberty or the farm as per tests have been going on for months since parliament passed the new laws in september. But they only caught the countrys attention in recent days, when thousands of farmers clashed with Police Security forces used tear gas and Water Cannons to prevent protesters from entering delhi, they was stopped just outside the city. But then now determined to camp out for the long haul. And now to some other news, making headlines around the world. Officials have upheld joe bidens election victory in the u. S. States of every zone. And wisconsin. Ive been one arizona 510000 votes despite the trump complain, appealing against the result, separately in a key appointment. Biden has named former Federal Reserve chief janet yellen asses choice for treasury secretary ethiopias Prime Minister has praised Government Troops for their victory against the Peoples Liberation front. But the rebel groups leader claims it is still resisting government attacks. The war has killed thousands of troops and civilians and forced tens of thousands of refugees into neighboring sudan. German chancellor, im going to america is winning some e. U. States as growing impatient as times runs out to reach a brecks a trade deal with the u. K. Key differences remain ahead of the december 31st deadline. American says make reman is in everyones interest, but should not come at any price. Mass protests have prompted the french government to say it will read, write a draft security law restricting the filming of police. Tens of thousands demonstrated over the weekend against the measure and police brutality. Tensions were inflamed by a video of Police Beating a black man in paris. The European Unions police agency, europe poll, says it has arrested over 100. 00, people on charges of breaching rules on the disposal of sanitary waste authorities, launched a continent wide operation into Waste Disposal after identifying it as a potential concern during the coronavirus pandemic and to sports. Now and formula one, the racing at sundays behind goal was overshadowed by a fiery crash. French try as driver will model, shawn was slightly injured and has been ruled out out off next weekends race. Thats. He was happy to walk away in one piece. This was the moment when formula one held its breath careers into a crash barrier and is engulfed in a ball of flame. Miraculously grows on a marriage to relatively unscathed from the inferno. But this was an accident that seemed to come from a bygone age. No car had been split in 2 in a crash in 1991, while a crash hadnt caused the car to catch fire since 1919. But there was an angel and gross on the shoulder, the halo. The titanium structure protects the driver from head injury. Yet there was much skepticism when it was introduced in 2018, not least from the man whose life it almost certainly saved the hay 2 years ago. But i think it is a great thing to go forward. It was there within the it would be they think they will be tough to see and folk will want you, but soon this is a good another former hill skeptic World ChampionLewis Hamilton thanked the sports governing body for what he called the massive strides theyve taken in driver safety. But while the sport rightly cuts itself on the back, the postmortem has already begun a sense of a crush that meets scrap iron of car and barrier alike was able to happen at all. The German Football Association have confirmed that yogi live will stay on as National Team coach. Despite the recent death of the device against spain lives, men were beaten. 6 no in their Nations League fixture earlier this month, causing calls for the coach to be sacked. Hes been in the job since 2006 won the world cup in 2014, and then survived in the job despite crushing out off the group stages at the world cup in russia. 2 and a half years ago. Engineers in japan have been putting in 18 meter tall robots through its paces ahead of a new york submission opening in yokohama, in december, a mighty creation as modeled after a figure in the japanese cartoon mobile suit group, which it features enormous battle robots, piloted by humans. The series spawned multiple spinoffs and has found the worlds robot took 6 years to complete and most a result of a global challenge, celebrating the cartoon series. And heres a reminder of our top story. U. S. Struck for more journey that is submitting its covert, 1000 back scene for emergency approval in the u. S. And european union, but against on track to stop just recent distribution in december. Another vaccine from pfizer and biotech is already out for their approval in the u. S. And us this is, do you have any news coming up next . News, africa and dont forget, you can always get all the latest news and information around the clock on a website thats im unify much time into watching. Give us your country. People will make you rich oil will provide you with jobs or oil will take good care of my future if you want to call the west coast of canada in 2007, promises good years later, reality looks sure. I mean if youre going to explore cold world, mr. Starts to simplify this is state of the news africa on the program today, the conflicts in accounts of what is happening in ethiopia as rolled into a pride region. The government saying is the war is over. To grind leaders off, vowing to fight on feeling fear protection guerrilla pool. As thousands of refugees face an uncertain future in sudan, these children are among those refugees. Many of them have been separated from their parents and may now be orphans. Hello, im christine. Wonder its good to have your company see is all growing that ethiopia could be facing a protracted conflicts in the Northern Region off to the governments ses. It rito control of the region over the weekend, but it is off to grind forces, say they all still fighting on all fronts, the spokesperson for that. So they had no intention of surrendering repeatedly stated that we would engage in the techno enemy on our terms. And with our preferred bethell such as not with what the enemy chooses for us. Oh, and dont give its use of liberating cities that the enemy have left behind is ongoing, and all forces must try. A low militia forces are shown heroisms everywhere in a group of to grind forces also say they shot down an ethiopian fighter jets and captured its pilots and broadcast video off their troops, allegedly still on the march. It is not possible to independently verify any of these claims as communication with the region remains the government in that is of a before its part. Ses such assertions are delusional as an extraordinary session of parliament. If you have his Prime Minister, be asked, need praised his soldiers for their victory. He said, the army had been disciplined, and that not a single civilian had been killed. But the to grind data has accused the Ethiopian Army of carrying out a quote Genocidal Campaign in the area. Diplomats told Reuters News Agency they think thousands of people may have been killed. And sadiq a bra is ethiopias minister in charge of de mocker size nation. He is joining me now. Welcome to news africa minister. The Prime Minister has told parliament that the military did not kill a single civilian in this conflict. Really hard to believe. How can he be so sure of that . Because he has a record in the ground running the country good military started this, which is not. I waited in a security actually it was the operation was made. It is the on the principle of decision and said you collaboration. So we have avoided on our part, we have avoided any civic duty, but indeed their lives, i believe, healed the mood and 7. I am an individual to my credit many grants. So when we say that is most of them because when it is when our him, when he believes in again i will point out that everything is difficult to verify because this is a region that is still cut off from the rest of all janice on to on the ground, and we understand that your government is insisting that this war is over. But we have heard otherwise from to cry and made us now or analysis points. People feeling that guerilla war with to crime forces . What well will be launched from the mountains, is 0. Government prepared for that. We dont want waste our time responding because we very well know that they dont have the capacity to be engaging in a world where they have lost the support of their entire theory and you no longer have the military spending to do so. So this is simply a very forced them of everything weve had to fit example lost the war so that they have to resort to end of propaganda to grab the teaching of the global community. All right, so we know the ground of the ripples we have used in ice on the ground. They have not been all we have left with print them and bring them to a court of law. Ok on us that we are assignments and on time to be to reveal to like to provide to them and in this instance does or oh, right. Limited to the minister, sorry mess. Or actually if youre talking about to cry and people, i do want to speak about the refugees. Many of them in sedan have expressed that they are most worried about an exposure of intercommunal violence. And thats already something that weve seen happen. What does your government have planned to prevent this . If you create a country or even city and our people have literally, every city, our people, our models like example, it is a limited area of course this and thats not going to happen. You know, we have little to do Internet Business person or more than 2000000 people. So we have the capacity to 250 has a very, sort of an ethic of readers more i want there to expense we have 2 years ago. We had 2 years ago. We have, we had 2, wasnt a 1000000, people of internet explicit once we sold that and is this the people are we are couple of resettling or our citizens over there. So we will be engaged in that activity pretty much. And we are also trying to rebuild the next, even here before it is a road going to be a political connectivity destroyed by the people it. So is what he is under founded. If you see, if you use that ability to go on, our people are now working together. And one of the little he said that ministers, that all the refugees that affect us it than we are working with the sudanese government, our embassy there is i working at b. P. Well established a task force that will help our citizens over there to come and get assistance there where you see where they used to live. So thats not going to be a problem pretty much. All right, that is the ministers that days a problem who is in charge of democrat ties haitian, anything out there. Thank you. And its definitely a time when you thank you very much. The fighting into griet has sent tens of thousands of refugees streaming into neighboring sudan. The u. N. Says almost half of them all children. Mario mona filed this report from the camp just inside the Sudanese Border as a year of likes to sing songs he learned growing up and he misses playing with his friends and especially with his older brothers. You know, i miss them all and i want to go back home because i want to play with my brothers. I miss my friends and my brothers. Its been 3 weeks since a, i saw his family. His mother had brought him to his teachers doorstep when the bombs started falling on the hometown and home area. She said she had to search for her 2 older sons a safe way yasser recalls. Without a 2nd thought, she took him and ran recess argument. We jumped over dead bodies, our neighbors were dead, but we couldnt bury them. So we just kept running. And europe saw a lot of things, a 70 year old shouldnt see, says i see for us all shes close, friend of his mother has known him for years. He trusts her many other children who flatly die when not so lucky. The u. N. Estimates almost half the 40000 refugees from the region. Actually, its not clear how many of them arrived in sudan on their own, but the Health Ministry is currently registering all these as especially vulnerable. Because we face multiple problems 1st, an important one. We have to find out whether the family came to sudan or not. If the family was killed, we need to explain that to the child. After that we look for a solution or a safe way. Yes, the hopes that she will never have to explain that to a europe. She believes his parents are alive, but with no phone and no communication blackout into guy. She cant reach anyone in their hometown. If god lets me live long enough, and if theres peace, ill take the boy back to his mother. Now im a refugee, but i will do what ever i can for this boy. Hes like, my own son. Live at the campus heart. Up in s. F. Was still wearing the same clothes as when they left home. Often they have to try 3 or 4 poems to get water. But still sometimes a safe who manages to get a rope, Something Special that i love her because she takes care of me. Yeah, she buys me bisquits fruits and candies that i really love you. And now the manual hand cart is one of the oldest and most used means of transporting goods in the world. In kenya, its mainly used to transport goods from the markets to various destinations now and invention in nairobi as come up with charge an electric version, which is easier and safer to use. Its a cheap and convenient way of transporting market goods for the clients. But its not an easy job for the cut pulis. It was overheard saying we get very tired because the times are old, disparate. And when we pull our cots there traffic jams, even many at major highways, we face a lot of problems. But we are still present, hearing kenyan and printer has come up with an invention that could ease a life of the hand, pull us electrically powered head cuts. And thats what the money. I think that you think this is the group of people that will be used to it is because he doesnt want to be inclusive. The income people for their uses going up. Because if i dont give it to the electric charge themselves, why moving through kinetic energy, the more you move, the more the Battery Charge and its an environmentally friendly approach that uses save more interested in that, but want to just dump this one has assisted me in terms of, im making more money than i used to make with the old one. With the old one, even going on the road to find a lot of traffic. Even pushing one of the problems. Because you use a lot of energy. Even ask your friends to help push was just not the case with this one. Each of those cuts have a capacity of 5 from the kilos and can reach a maximum speed of 7 kilometers per hour. If must production would start the life of thousands of delivery workers in the role be and on the whole continent could change and now for a beauty pageant, but this ones not just and that the parading of beautiful women and men in, extravagant clothing. They miss the young h. , have a positive when its raining, it doesnt focus on the looks of war on creating role models. Young people with the overnight hope to overcome stigma in uganda. More than 1400000 people nymph with the virus the runway show is meant to inspire and support the fight against the disease. And that is a for now the shortest check out our other stories on days of the dot com, forward slash africa app or on facebook and on twitter. Well see you next time i find out the only way to go the, you know, stunning upset. Were going to be the man to be drawn into the, in the position in the bundesliga and Turbulent Times to shock. The globe remains at the bottom of the table after another stinging defeat, to glide by in 16. Im david and this is climate change. Happiness in 3 books. This is the chance for you to get smarter earth free to go where you go or is applying for emergency approval for its coronavirus vaccine. Its the 2nd pharmaceutical firm to seek the go ahead for its job in the u. S. It also wants the e. U. Green light. So how close are we to having a vaccine ready to roll out . Also on the program, Western Union has long helped to send money back home. Our families pulled out of the country and the migrants make up an increasing proportion of germanys entrepreneurs will explore the opportunities they found challenges that face them in a pandemic battered economy business in berlin. Welcome to the program. , would earn a is submitting its covered 1000. 00 vaccine for approval in the u. S. , the e. U. That would put it on track to start distribution in december and companies. Trial data suggest the vaccine is 94 percent effective with no serious safety concerns, giving it high chance of securing the go ahead. Another vaccine developed by germanys biotech and its bonafide is already up for regulators approval in the u. S. Lets get more on this from our correspondent in new york quarter on the program. Lets talk about because their journey to this point is unique. It is stephan. It lee unusual, modern or its a rather young and small Biotech Company basically founded around to a couple of scientists from Harvard University of based in cambridge, massachusetts. And so far theyve never ever developed the scene or have any products for sale. So this was seeing their work, see, and would be their 1st product in their companys history. And as Goldman Sachs put it, they could go from 0 to 30 and 1000000000. And thats possibly the revenue that they might make in next year. If everything goes well, who is the c. In the stock by the way, from moderen of the on the stock market for about to 2 years. So pumped up by about 20 percent here in the mondays session. Its been a record month for stocks globally. I totally how big a part is the arrival of vaccine candidates, promising candidates being how big a company is. The thing is specially in the past couple of weeks, almost every monday we got a promising new was some from the scene from dent that definitely gave the market the final push. So that the Dow Jones Industrial average, for instance, last week for the 1st time ever got to 30000. 00 points. But we also had the nasdaq composite, the s. And p. 500. 00 was new record last week. Overall, we shouldnt forget that all of the year, the governments of congress and also the Federal Reserve billions of dollars into this pandemic. So that basically was the fundraising for this record here. And now the big question is if there is any steam left for the so called them santa claus rally. But yes, for the month of november by the way, blue chips are up by about 12 percent and was that its the best months for blue chips that its generate. 987. 00. Wow. Go to new york, thanks for keeping us up to date. How many cuban families are dependent on remittances . Up to 3000000000. 00 a year flow from relatives in the u. S. To the island nation, a vital source of income, most of which was handled by Western Union. But t. T. U. S. Sanctions. The company has ceased operations in cuba making sending money home a lot more difficult. Have an airport recently reopened after an 8 month pandemic shut down. Since the restart, it has dropped luggage limits for passengers. That will inevitably lead to more consumer goods and hard cash coming into the island from the usa, both of which are in short supply due to sanctions. There are long established services which specialize in bringing cash back for people. It is an unsafe method, but it has become necessary for some due to the closure last week of Western Union. The American Company had more than 400. 00 branches in cuba, which handled around 1000000000. 00 in annual remittances. But because its cuban partner has connections to the countrys military, it had to pull it all happened quickly when my son called me at 8 pm last night. Thats when i found out he went and deposited 200. 00 in miami for me. What cubans living in america can send money as cryptocurrency. However, that method to is fraught with risk due to Exchange Rate fluctuations and a lack of oversight. The impact on ordinary cubans is significant. Doesnt look like were the ones who are harmed, the government isnt harmed. Maybe a little, but we are the ones who are really harmed. Those who receive money from family who help us know how you and many hope that the Incoming Biden Administration in the us will ease sanctions to the point where Western Union can operate in cuba. Again, the sooner the better for those with an on phones given that the pandemic has already battered cubas economy. Now some of the other business stories making the news. The us Federal Reserve is extending most of its pandemic support programs until the end of march next year. Thats despite the u. S. Treasury secretary pressing to phase out the Emergency Landing schemes by the end of 2020. Bitcoin has hit 819800 dollar mark, its highest since 2017, pandemic and interest from high profile investors have supported the strong rise in recent months. But the last time it was as high took less than a year for it to crash back down below 4000. 00 and work on the controversial german russian gas pipeline. North stream 2 is set to resume next month after a one year break. The u. S. Opposes the project saying it will give russia and economic struck a stranglehold over germany and allow it to cut off transit routes like through ukraine. Now, a quarter of new german businesses in 29000. 00 were set up by immigrants. Thats according to a report by the countrys States Development bank. The figure marks a significant rise from the year before, but it comes during tough times. Financing remains tight for all founders. And the pandemic is challenging. Entrepreneurs like never before. Cutting hair is mahmoud her job. And his passion, he fled syria in 2015, in germany, he was given additional training, and this may, he took over the hair, fantastic. Someone in central hamburg. He had to put up his own money to buy it. During the pandemic, banks have been reluctant to give loans for business startups. The website, the product just got done, doing remodelling online and playing. I think all of that costs a lot of money. And because the banks were stepping back, i had to cover all the running costs myself. But i absolutely didnt want to give up any other immigrants in germany have also taken the step of starting their own businesses in 2020, despite or perhaps because of the corona virus pandemic. From afghanistan has lived in germany for nearly 10 years. He had the idea of starting an Online Platform for middle eastern grocers in hamburg. His Business Plan is complete, but he needs advice on how to negotiate with the banks. I have products that are partially ready, and by that i mean the software, all of that has done what i need is a market presence, and it has to be done well. So ill be needing a few employees to give me support. His advisor says there is one reason why more and more immigrants in germany are starting up businesses. Many of them are highly motivated because they are trying to get access to the job market. And they see being self employed as a way to improve their professional chances. But some, the selfemployed immigrants have seen the pandemic destroyed their businesses or, and drawer from israel was something of a workaholic when he opened up his pretzel bar in berlin 12 years ago. The cafe and bakery that offered catering and delivery, employed up to 31 people. But these may be the last cafe au lait, hell be serving here. Drawer cannot afford to keep up all parts of his company. Its a fight for survival. Every day is mental stress. You feel this inner turmoil, youre always anxious about whats going to happen without the delivery orders and without the catering, the cafe would not be able to survive because its a problem many businesses face at the moment. In hamburg, fewer customers are coming to mahmoud in germanys limited lockdown. He was forced to reduce the hours of 21. 00 of his employees, but hes still standing. And he says that with the support of his customers, hell make it through the pandemic. Now is not an ideal time to open a theme park, but japans nintendo is going to do exactly that. On february the 4th, the Electronics Giant was part of the countrys universal studios. This summer. A coronavirus force, the press. But the new date has been given. The green light, the theme park will largely be based on characters from those most famous video games, such as the inevitable. Superman has come a long way since his plumbing days, also from me on the Business Team here in berlin. But 1st, a reminder of our top story, submitting its coverage 19 vaccine for approval in the u. S. And putting it on track to start distribution companies. Trial data suggest the vaccine is 94 percent effective with no serious safety concerns. Securing if you want to check out our website, www dot com slash business. And twitter for me. Od the fight against the corona virus pandemic has the rate of infection been developing. Measures are what does the latest research say . Information and context. Coronavirus up to the big special, monday to friday on people go in africa, sometimes join them as they set out to save the environment. Learn from one another and Work Together for a better future. The balance, do you all for tuning in for go on t w. Why are people forced to hide in try there are many present there are many cancers and there are many stories make up your own w. Made for minds for this magnificent reconstructive palace right in the center of lynn is about to open. The home old forum will be a center of cultures from all over the world more in a minute, also coming up. Its not enough to steer nado frigo paints unusual canvases. His art works are created on the bodies of violins and cellos. And in 100, german must reads, i get a golf memoir about how extraordinary mother, who as a german jew, had to escape the nazis with her children. Welcome to arts and culture. Schloss was a shoot. Brock royal palace in the middle of then damaged in world war 2, and then finally demolished in 950. Now it has been controversially rebuilt, and the newly named home bought for him will become a Cultural Center housing, a number of museums, bringing together the facts from all over the world. It was reconstructed with money, partially from private donors who were thanked and special ceremony on sunday. I was the musical thank you for the private donors who raised over 100000000 euros to the new berlin city palace in the heart of the capital. A labor of love for the friends of the berlin palace association, headed by businessman han funny in this is the lives of god. Its been the task of a lifetime. Im unbelievably happy and grateful, and also humbled by the support we received that sellout us to reach our goal is to charge. On july, the 4th 2002, the German Parliament approved with a resounding majority the reconstruction of the palace originally built by the horn, silent in a city. Subsequent years saw the project become more divisive, not least regarding its purpose as a home for the home bought for him, a museum housing berlins known european collections. But in 25000, the cornerstone was laid for the new palace. The process of restoring the Historic Center of balin to its former glory was underway. One thats being fraught with obstacles, including technical problems and spiraling costs that reach 644000000 euros. Critics also say the ambitious project evokes precious imperial. Past the cross atop its dome has proved especially controversial seen by many as it odds with the humboldt forums aim of transcending cultures and religions. Moreover, beneath it is a band of bible quotes compiled by 19th century king fleet leishman had in the form of calling on all peoples to submit to christianity words. The german president frank felt as steinmeyer put in context months. Some may be irritated to see tradition cited this way, traditions tied to militarism nationalism and ruthless power mongering. Politics that when the pressure also stands for very different sound and forward looking traditions fair in light and intolerant of education and humanistic thinking. And frederick the great samus belief that everyone must find belief in his own way. The early parts of the building will officially open on december the 17th, a virtual opening. Needless to say, do you see the current current virus restrictions . A lot of controversy about this project to dissect it. My colleague, Adrian Kennedy joins me now. How far back do we have to go to understand the story . Yeah. Well, quite a long way robyn . There are 2 controversies that come together here. One is about the rebuilding of the building itself, the berlin, paris. The other is about the home forum. This is the super museum, the center of culture, based on the british museum, which in paris will how well, lets start with the building. Ok, well theyre building as we know, it was built in the early 18th century. The burning palace was badly damaged during the 2nd world was apparently structurally sound when it was controversially dynamited by the world as a communist east. Germany in 1950, they saw it as a symbol of prussian militarism, the communist rubber stamp parliament, the palace. The republic was then built in its place. It was also a Cultural Center. And then after german reunification in 1980, started about rebuilding the palace. Those in favor started raising money into tickly boy, creating a giant mockup of the burning palace facade at the original location that she was very successful. But there was still quite a lot of opposition. Thats why some people thought that demolishing the past the republic would be more sweeping german history under the carpet. Others said it was part of it does need land trend to create seeing fake Old Buildings in germany, but those in favor did when the resulting building is rather oppressive. And of course, were going to have great trouble culture in the city. But the more controversy there is there because very early on it was decided the main function of the new building would be to house 2 museums, the Ethnological Museum of bettin, and the museum of asian art. Under the auspices of the boat forum at the time, not such a controversial idea, but in the intervening years subject of colonial era, loosing has come more to the fore. Activists, a museum has not done enough to search the provenance of exhibits the museum in its turn, promising to address all the issues in a very open way. Of course, the 2 controversies come together because when people from around the world come to visit Cultural Treasures from their own countries, they view them in the reconstruction of a palace, which was the former home of the colonial leaders. So the humble form has a lot stu to live up to this vision of a diverse museum, a museum, or for the world, a museum for the world. And well be covering it a lot more in the coming months from now. The educated, the thank you very much. Now you are not like album of those is a novel like memoir by and get a story based loosely on her mothers experience as a german jew in the 1930 s. A mother didnt believe her family were really in any danger from the nazis. The memoir is a great example of how the events we read about in history books completely altered normal peoples lives so deeply. David leavitts has mall berlin, open minded, sexually liberated the coolest city in europe. The place where Everyone Wants to be. But imagine suddenly its filled with hate discrimination and violence. Its hard to believe it could happen today. And it was just as hard to believe when it was happening in 1938 and like many german jews also doesnt want to believe that her family is in danger. But when the nazis start torching synagogues and destroying jewish businesses, she takes her daughters and flees. She leaves behind her husband, her friends, her wealthy lifestyle, and her freedom. As is daughter and wrote a book about her mother, its called you are not like other mothers. She portrays as a party animal with a stable of lovers and 3 children by 3 different men. Pretty wild for the daughter of a well to do family. She recognized no conventions kept no accounts had no pretensions. When i tried to describe her to myself or to others, i repeatedly come back to the word genuine. And her daughters escape just in time to bulgaria. They live there in poverty until after the war. When they returned to germany, i was only lives a few more years. Youre not like other mothers is the story of a german jew who like so many in her generation. Didnt believe it could get that bad. Never in her wildest nightmares could i have dreamed up Something Like the holocaust. Her story is tragic and yet full of life. Its a book that will cripple you and wont let you go. Now stringed instruments have a beautiful shape and this true Italian Office live on auto free. Go to use them as blank canvases. Creating art works the musical instruments. He illustrates the entire instrument with pictorial stories, either inspired by historical events by client specific wishes. All, for instance, currently a whole series of violins illustrating an ancient book the Divine Comedy london based on his go free go uses a nick dips in ink to illustrate stringed instruments, primarily violins. The instruments on his canvas. On the shape of the violin, its very hard to paint because its like hes 9 mentions. So hes a 3 dimensional object and its very hard to paint on the side or on the top part is different and it should be very careful because the ink, his liquid and his if i made a mistake, is, is once a violin is freaking has gone militants like the 7 deadly sins, including fluff and enough these 4 seasons or scenes from the ancient roman city of palm paint. This cello was inspired by the 19th century english artist william morris. To paint a violin can take up to a month and to paint a cello can takes after 3 months to paint that are really need to be spar. Its by the story of the biography. I really like paints, personal biography as well, like costume are, or someone want a violin is part of by his life. A violin belonging to israeli concert violinist markovitch in the Street Scenes from the life of the most famous violin maker of all time. And tony almost there is his workshop back in cremona in italy, then there is cremona on the market of italy. There is a number of instruments that he built, the homes and 100 is the label that he used to put inside his instruments. Or the years of which he used to operate as one behind you can see his family tree. I really love this. Not all the violin. Theres no, not if they go in the straight, some meant to be played. Even if the artwork has no effect on the les sounds, how many times do you see an instrument that is also a painting at the same time . And thats one extra value that i absolutely love about this volume. And i enjoy just taking it on stage. Currently, Leonardo Frigo is working on a special project. Hes a skating 33 violins, and a cello with motives from a 700 year old book, the Divine Comedy by italian author, dante i make yet again, its the earliest work ever written in the italian language. A series of 33 violins, this close to completion to mock the 700 tonne of history of down taste death in 2021. We are now day free go plans to exhibit the works internationally and show the world a piece of Italian Culture arts and culture stories on our website at v. W. Dot com slash culture about so for now, by actual watching, im about to go in a stunning upset for a good man and maybe fail to become on long enough for the position in the industry come august. And Tomlin Thompson shall come the compliments at the bottom of the table after another stinging defeat. Dimension, gladbach ego illusion. Docu more she is determined to find turn green in china, the positive critic in the new lived with drawing the lines down each other the new inch market for indian in china, the nations 74 minutes on w. In the army of climate change, the term as souvenirs comes its nice to play today. The future going to come from the making a good clean cut from the ghetto to parliament. 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