We will commemorate the berlin air lift this even. First i want to recognize our cosponsors for this event. Deutschelandier. Did i say that right and the allied museum in berlin where our Vice President , our exhibitions and programs Vice President anna slaver is on the advisory board. Anna. I would like to thank you all for your support and coordination in organizing this even this even. At the moment, i would like to introduce the director of the allied museum in berlin. He is in charge currently of the museum which is moving currently from berlin to a hanger at the former airport in berlin, temple hof. A huge complex built in the nazi era. His academic career brought him to washington, d. C. He was a Research Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial museum working. His latest publication in 2016 dealt with the memorialization of democracy, the history of democracy in museums in memorial sites across germany. Without further ado, i would like to welcome the doctor. Hello. Can i
Im melissa chan youre watching d. W. News asia thank you for joining us we take a look at Southeast Asia and its fight against diseases such as malaria and dengue fever along with its efforts to be polio free consider the mosquito its probably the deadliest animal for humans not the tiger or shark 1600000000 people in the region are at risk and the w. H. O. Says there were 1240000 cases of malaria in 2017 the latest figures but new drug resistant versions have emerged in cambodia laos thailand and vietnam Southeast Asia has also been hit with a dengue fever outbreak this year the cilla penes saw the biggest spike 3. 160000 cases but neighboring countries has celt the impact now the region has largely been polio free the last 5 years but not anymore for the 1st time in 1000 years the philippines confirmed a case and none more had bad news as well for more d. W. Had the chance to speak to me on mars Health Minister mitt twee he was in berlin this week for the World Health Summit and i st
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Economy and this president ial campaign. In short welcome to our latest mess. But heres a way to make sense of this historic day. What the uk is going through is what every western democracy has been going through, including ours. We are all confronting a middle class revolt fueled by stagnant and struggling economies. Anxieties over immigration are driving these revolts and a destabilized middle east only heightens those fears. The political divides in britain mirror the political divides in this country. Just like in the u. S. There was a noticeable urban rural split in last nights vote that also happened to fall along ideological lines. Citing immigration concerns conservatives in rural areas voted to leave. More urban centers like london wanted to stay. The immigration issue here cant be overstated because it collides with middle east policy. Youre looking at vote leave leader nigel farage in front of a Campaign Billboard depicting a flood of syrian migrants pouring over the border
Olds World Cup Final in the russian capital. And Lewis Hamilton takes another step towards retaining his formula one world title the briton dominates under the lights on the streets of singapore. American evanston thanks for joining us we begin this hour with news from sauls very in southwest England Police there have cordoned off parts of the city center after two people became ill at a restaurant chain culprits so the news spread quickly across social media this woman is this is from a woman who says she was near the couple at the time of the incident. She wrote feeling a little apprehensive sauls very leaps to action again when two russians are taken ill and press is showing the same symptoms as before and we were sitting next to them now under Police Supervision waiting for a medical team to give us the clear. Now the restaurant in question this evening is a few hundred meters away from another eatery called the sea this is where former russian agents are against cripple and his da