Thanks very much for joining me here on to the point coming to you from berlin and my guests here in the studio are kirsten vest far from the German Institute for international and Security Affairs who says north stream 2 has serious political implications but the Collateral Damage of u. S. Sanctions is far reaching also with us is michelle 2 month Foreign Policy expert with the berlin basically to mediate sayit he argues that europes quarrel on nordstrom 2 is the biggest failure in german Foreign Policy in more than a decade and a woman eric rohmer author and journalist who writes for the Los Angeles Times and eric believes that the u. S. And many other countries have long warned germany about the perils of north stream to those warnings were however ignored well thank you all 3 once again for being here in berlin today with me because i would like to begin with you is a. Energy expert to tell us what makes north stream to so important and so very controversial. I thought i would say
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Caves reopen to visitors. Hello and welcome to world news today. South africa are the Rugby World Cup champions for a third time in tournament history. The springboks have taken the title injapan, beating england 32 12 in the final. They overpowered the english in the second half of the game. Makazole mapimpi scored a try, putting south africa ahead 25 12. And with less than ten minutes left on the clock, winger Cheslin Kolbe sidestepped the England Defence to score another try, sealing the win for the springboks. The team has made history. Captain siya kolisi is the first black man to captain the springboks and to lift the web ellis cup. Millions of rugby fans were watching in england, south africa and around the world. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. As the final whistle blew in yokohama, half a world away in johannesburg, the streets erupted in celebration. The people of the rainbow nation dancing and singing together. For South African fans who had made the long trip to japan, it w
Hello and welcome to bbc world news. South africa are the Rugby World Cup champions for a third time in tournament history. South africa are the Rugby World Cup champions for a third time in tournament history. The spring boks took the title injapan beating england 32 points to 12 in the final overpowering the english in the second half of the game. Makazole mapimpi scored a try, putting south africa ahead 25 points to 12. And with less than ten minutes left on the clock, winger Cheslin Kolbe side stepped the England Defence and scored another try, sealing the win for the springboks. It was an historic win for the rainbow nation and for many it was more than just a rugby match. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. Its always good to win. Back home in south africa today, ecstatic celebrations nationwide. But theres more to this rapture than just rugby. The sport was once monopolised by the white minority here, but not any more. Congratulations to the springboks and thank you for br
South africa are the Rugby World Cup champions for the third time in the tournaments history. The spring boks took the title in japan beating england 32 points to 12 in the final overpowering the english in the second half of the game. It was a historic win for the rainbow nation and for many it was more than just a rugby match as Andrew Harding reports from johannesburg. The final whistle, and across south africa, the sense of a nation coming together, celebrating more than just a rugby match. It means unity, it means unity to south africa. We have been needing this. So it wasjust an amazing atmosphere. Really the peoples enjoying it, everybody together, south africa as one nation. This is actually something positive that we can actually celebrate as a country, and yeah, well done to the boks. After years of slow racial transformation, south africa finally has a rainbow team. This is what we can do as a team when we decide on one goal and one dream and we give it our best, so thank yo