A make. Reports on but also one. Of. The predations the people here on the ground know that this is a country that it has no call for a court of one man called i think and now it looks like going to look strength is going to be more heavily on russia take more Russian Support is. Russia point any fact that will happen isnt clear yet. Were going to cling to. Them making. People mystery you referred to. This through all the hurt of. Standoff continues but one which. Showing no sign of being scared or intimidated by the for man apologies to our viewers there for some of the screaming in the background but an economy reporting far as a from thank you very much 6. Voters across russia are casting their ballots in local elections which are being seen as a key test of president Vladimir Putins a grip on power the polls are overshadowed by last months a near fatal poisoning of the Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny his team a once russians to vote for the candidate with the best chance of defeating putins united russia party. Voters werent exactly flocking to the polls in moscows outer suburbs turnout is usually low in russian regional calls but this time Opposition Leader alexei no volumnia this team called on people to get out and vote. The timing couldnt be worse for president putin and his party at united russia. The corona crisis has led to rising food prices and unemployment. Which were like ants for the government no one cares about us thats why i voted for the next generation. So. That the candidates should stand up for our rights so that we can finally make ends meet again. The vote is being watched especially closely in the far east where dissatisfaction is running high no russians 3rd largest city so repeated demonstrations leading up to the poll while kremlin critic has himself incapacitated his allies across the country have filmed scenes like these were an election observer was pushed around. Or here were an election worker appears to throw away documents. First results are expected on monday will be closely watched both by the opposition supporters on the ground and by russias establishment in moscow. Lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world former british prime ministers a john major and tony blair are urging lawmakers to reject a government plans to override the brics that deal with the European Union the ex leaders a say the legislation would damage of britains reputation the proposal would reduce control of trade between mainland britain and northern ireland. Mollies a military junta which staged a coup of last month has agreed to an 18 month the Transitional Government and then to hold a fresh elections the agreement came after 3 days of talks with leaders from political and Civil Society groups the leaders of the Transitional Government will be chosen by the junta. The newly built attends have opened for migrants on the island of lesbos after a fire on tuesday destroyed a moria greases the biggest refugee camp many of the migrants a dont want a new tent city but instead it to be allowed to leave the island hundreds gathered to protest the new camp and demand more support from the European Union. Firefighters in the u. S. Are hoping a change of weather could help them battle huge blazes that raging across several western states days of dry and windy conditions have been feeding the flames in oregon washington and california the wildfires have killed at least 30 people and officials in oregon are warning residents of possible mass fatalities. More than 20000 square kilometers burned dozens killed and the death toll likely to go up sharply some of the worst air quality in the world this is the devastation of dozens of wildfires on the west coast from california to washington state. The same smoke that is chokes residents is perversely now helping firefighters. The fire still burning we do have a spot there across the road. Which is not what we wanted. But i only spent our saving grace right now as we do have a smoke there above us right now which is keeping the fire to me. But so much damage has already been done tens of thousands have evacuated. These people are sleeping in trailers or tents in an oregon parking lot many dont know if their houses are still standing. We saw a bird that was flying and then also completely dropped. And i told him if its chilling gods creatures i dont want to die too so we left so it is what its going to be and i am just thankful that were alive were together Authorities Say their response has been hampered by false claims on line that extremists were setting fires these men live just a few kilometers from the fire line but theyre patrolling their property for fear of looting. Oh. Well i hear nothing but looters orsons on the radio i drove around and kind of did my own observation and i didnt feel in fear of my house kitchen on fire so i decided to hang around to protect. Some of the worst blazes are still burning for west coast residents this nightmare is far from over. Well the Venice Film Festival has called it a wrap up with a goal a night of stars on the red carpet glittering awards and facemasks the winner of the golden lion for best film a was no mad land starring Frances Mcdormand the festival festival was the 1st a movie industry jam since the start of the corona virus pandemic. I it was business as usual on the red carpet in venice but this year without the crowds and with face masks organizers won praise for daring to stage the event at all as the pandemic put a stop to one after another of the Film Industries most lavish events strict hygiene measures were in place including mandatory masks and social distancing. The jury headed up by Cate Blanchett awarded this years top honors to chloe dowse nomad land d d. Its a story of modern day nomads people who have been left behind by the u. S. Economy. It centers on a widow played by Frances Mcdormand who finds a new life on the road to win likely secure was the films position in the 2021 oscar race. Best actress was awarded to Vanessa Kirby for her portrayal of a mother dealing with the loss of a child in pieces of a woman. My hope is that this filming courage conversation and support around the women families and fathers who have lost to. Time where its easy to spot differences rather than similarities i hope these stories will help us find each other. Best actor honors went to the local francesco for. A big success for the italian and the event of big success for italy to be just months ago was one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus many in the industry are hailing the festival of the Success Global cinema needs right now. Just parts now and in tennis and naomi osaka has beaten Victoria Azarenka in the womens final of the us open in new york after dropping the 1st set the japanese 22. Rolls a dug deep to win at the 2nd and 3rd set 63 this is osaka as a 2nd u. S. Open win and her 3rd a career grand slam title 2 years ago a sock as a 1st in u. S. Open victory stopped Serena Williams equaling the all time record of 24. 00 grand slam singles titles williams has since lost in a handful of finals she plans on competing at the french open but fans fear that at the age of 39 time is not on her side. Over 20 years ago serino won her 1st grand slam title the us open in 1999 the younger sister of Venus Williams soon became a star in fact serena earned the world number one ranking for the 1st time after defeating venus in the final at wimbledon in 2002 her dominance since her 1st grand slam title hasnt been constant williams career has been plagued with injuries and celebrated with glorious comebacks shes regarded by many as the greatest female tennis player of all time with 23 grand slam titles. But the all time record holder of grand slams is all stroll again Margaret Court with 24 serene his last grand slam title was the Australian Open in 2017 when she was 2 months pregnant. And kind of the bigger. Serena has had for opportunity equal Margaret Courts all time record but has come up short every time in those finals the last 2 years as new faces make headway in the sport the aging tennis star at this years u. S. Open look defeated by father time before being eliminated from the tournament in the semis serena says shell keep pete at the french open this year shes already in the history books as the oldest female to appear in a grand slam final and. Oldest to win one as well at 37 pundits believe serena is past her prime but serenus is you have to believe in yourself when no one else does. Well in turkey a rare sand storm has surprised residents of the capital ankara a massive a dust cloud and envelop the city turning the clear sky in 2000 orange haze 6 people were injured by flying debris a sandstorm that was also marked by strong winds and lightning. That is your news update at this hour and a richardson in berlin is from munich team thanks for watching. On the career. Im neal and im david welcome to the 2nd season of on the fence. The planet on the brink of disaster we did a long indepth interview to the experts about one question how to change the only reason. The point of the city there must be Little People and then to move that is up to par. For live when you roll up of people if its in a time of Cultural Heritage then you steal their souls. And then you can enslave them. Well you know. The video problem all what happened hollow down society midtown to its heart it was dramatic and that wasnt even the worst that happened to them at ease off opinion. Among kind of nice new zealand i cant walk up in the soul of a people at least ethnological museums are like prison his friend mr there is in their prisons is it. Was. A little. It was the there. Was. A lot of. Life on the banks of the warrior river on the edge of the coastal city of tijuana. Last minute preparations are underway in a few days time the most influential families into all out will be competing in a canoe race getting 50 m. B. Yeah. The contest is a traditional part of the annual gondo water festival. Valere and is the chairman of the festivals board of elders hes checking up on progress only after the carved wooden figurehead known as the town gate is put in place can the event begin the economy. The tongue game is only put in place on saturday and sunday thats the very last part of the preparations. Its not done it any old time traditionally its done on the eve of the event and its not done by any old person whos key to final object on merit is what it will moan. And the 10 k. Is not merely decorative. It is a magical object keep bought loose all sides the outcome of the canoe race. As i walk through the victory or defeat depends on it. All at the fed did up yaga the time gave contains the forces of the river steps laid. Open for until 3 of yellow. One of these ornate figureheads was looted by german colonial powers in the 19th century it was your lack of alere pay these original elders have a deep respect for the cult of the tongue and of the dollar the issues of colonial looting and the repatriation of african art is every bit as pressing a topic here as it is in europe you chop off to get the impression that out debate here tends to remain very eurocentric off option b. No one is talking to africans and asking them what they envisage want solutions they have in mind and want to sort of cooperation they would like to see here is the repatriation of objects so that some of which are over 100 years old what matters most to them or might they have other priorities if you could i speak to where not say it all i am not saying that everything should be right on but if there are wars that we have taken on the various our conditions i think they should be returned to their own good justification for the killings but it must occur and therefore the colombian it just appears wrongfully retained for the consumer attention. The park police. Counter heritage were stripped away in a brutal fashion nothing can fill the void that was. Lest. We set the ball thats why its important that repacked creation occurs. So theres no doubt that it would help reconcile a violently fractured society. I think. In the late 19th century german and british colonialists were scrambling for influence on the coast of cameroon in 884 the dualla kings signed a treaty of protection with german trade representatives. Good luck oppose the treaty several months later he felt the full force of germanys military muscle when german warships reached. Under semper 21st 884 his village was attacked and torched at least 25 people lost their lives. The german consul not wrote in his journal the house of la prison is being torn down a stirring striking image we are setting everything on fire. As booty both now took a wood carving from the house of tangay the futile boat ornaments belonging to locke present. When max brooks now returned to munich a year later he gave this tangay to the royal ethnographic collection todays 5 continents museum. A gift drenched in blood. Today over 100 years later curator Stefan Eisen Hoffa is grappling with the question of this wrongfully obtained object ownership. That doesnt include a lot of noise since the late 1990 s. Professor prince comandante the 3rd has been demanding its return on the grounds that he is its Rightful Owner he says shift. Orders are that under my mrs a trying day that belonged to my grandfather i am his successor so on. But the germans say i must own that i am my grandfathers rightful heir. But that. Didnt mean city in southern nigeria. Sadly in recent decades its notoriety as the hub of Human Trafficking has eclipsed its centuries old reputation as a center of arts and crafts and specifically bronze works. Not far from the royal palace of the. Street is a unesco World Heritage site home of the guild of beneath bronze casters. And local artist in which he is visiting his friend a wayne id be in his broadcasting workshop it he uses the same method employed 700 years ago. Ok with the last wax process molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created with a wax model once the mold is made the wax model is melted and drained away the process means that each work is unique but these days scrap metal is used as well as bronze is a 5 minute walk from the river to off the pier is possibly the cheetah which there possible to get to visual children though i consider a little bit are coming from history so we do good the references roll with a good bit over both sides get out so cottle. So i would come across i would buy again also i would in time its got to measure to do with. One side yes but if you consider the goods also yes of course we just use our brick surprised to be getting people feel most times about he do if he lets it pop out of our bodies he misses. 897 the kingdom of binning in todays nigeria was rich in Palm Oil Rubber and ivory trade with the europeans was flourishing but the king. Was a thorn in the side of the british who want a greater influence in what was the last independent kingdom in the region they sent a small expedition to binning city it was ambushed on route leaving 7 british officials dead in response the british launched a punitive expedition by a force of 1200 soldiers of the royal navy. The troops burned down towns and villages massacring local residents once they had captured the city they began looting its monuments and the royal palace ivory wood carvings masks braun sculptures and relieves thousands of valuable artifacts were stolen shipped to europe and distributed to its major museums berlin ended up with one of the largest collections. The obama was sent into exile. To this day there has been little repatriation of these looted artifacts in 2000 prince aidoo and the was submitted a formal request to the british house of commons for restitution of a number of items in vain i think will want a tragic tone of those things where they belong here they said they were made. The purpose why we made them headed to every Country Corner laws they are headed to they have not it there was. Things looted the vacuum has been left. To. Bad yes to. The bin Even NationalMuseum Showcases the history of the famous been in bronzes Little Museum director feel for those on the by explains their significance rather broadhead wells overalls blocks here and i would really use for. Shrines the past of the of all the with no roses removed not just for the statics is. Sick and really more t. V. Seal and it tells the story. So the bronze castles were part of the crew the class of the history of that in the history of est. Immortalized in bronze the newly renovated museum houses works made after the british conquest the older works are in europe and the u. S. Youre just picking a road map to tell a story. Because part of the time. Youre sad when living on trees. With the monkeys. Will be years away and out there without cause are were british savages and so on those awful what is saudi orgasm broads the change im not getting involved. Germanys ethnological museums are brimming with artifacts amassed overseas bought traded gifted and looted well over 1500000 of them. But only 5 percent have ever been put on display in many instances little is known about them beyond brief notes in the museums inventories to whom did they originally belong what was their purpose Provenance Research can help shed light on their origins that often entails laborious detective work so that the Linden Museum stuttgart is looking into the provenance of its own and maybe a collection with the help of stephen issaka from the initiative heritage watch namibia would be for starters we would not know what in the stalls of european museums we would not we would not have the full inventory the size the log of the maggots in basically our museum store as a full 5 eyes are some of the artifacts are increasingly in a state of disrepair because museums are unable to restore them and properly look after them from youre not big on. 2 objects have been exhibited in stuttgart just twice in over 100 years a bible and a whip from namibia. In 2013 the Namibian Embassy formally requested their return. German southwest africa 893. Hendrik with boy lived in a village called han cons. He was the chief of a nama clan and a devout lutheran. Driven by his religious ideals he rebelled against the cruelty of the colonial oppressors. That april german colonial forces attacked and ransacked the village 80 people were brutally murdered and the others taken by the soldiers who also made off with whip boys bible and cattle web after the massacre which boy was forced to cooperate with the colonial authorities but he later led another uprising before he was killed in action in 1005. In the subsequent genocide over half the nama population was wiped out by german forces. Boys bible and whip or donated to the lyndon museum in germany 117 years later theyre about to return to namibia. Quite a cell its a talk on the today is the last day that these items will be exhibited in the newseum next week theyll be packed up weve had a special protective box made for that exhibits and ill have it with me on the plane. February 29000 the delegation touches down in lynn talk early in the morning. Was. Hendrik records descendants are attending the reception. And this is. This. Was in. A debate about the repatriation of stolen art has been raging in berlin for some time the rebuilt brylin city palace will house the humble it forum which will serve as the new home of the ethnological museum. But how many of its treasures are colonial blood antiquities. The home of forum has brought the issue of looted art center stage. Its not the 1st time that berlin has been at the heart of a debate about. The african continent promised the colonial rulers wealth and power. Colonial expansion was in full flow when in 884. 00 german chancellor the 2 front bismarck invited european diplomats to berlin for what would go down in history as the congo conference. There they drew up a framework to regulate european colonization and trade in africa overriding most existing forms of african autonomy and Self Governance britain france portugal belgium and germany all scrambled for their share they carved up the continent between them arbitrarily drawing up borders that partly exist to this day. Many former colonies are still struggling to gain economic independence to resolve lingering conflicts over those arbitrarily drawn borders and to overcome the sense of inferiority instilled in them by the colonial masters. Theres a lot of colonial mentality of the people thinking. We have nothing we have nothing when we were never anything but so most drivers to be like you cannot must us in order to bury got it as human beings but this narrative is coming to force. In t. Of the bar has opened his studio and been in city to Young Artists many of them explore the trauma of colonial rule in their creative work. Was sad to see keep blends paint with sand from eagle in st the historical home of the big name brands casters. When youre preparing the book roll with a scarf and barbro main thing itself always has to be difficult. So there is a connection so a little bit tricky because you have to go to books too because we dont have the cisco object c. S. L. Economies that relates to this thins one on one. So we must within the stories concerning the green zone are to exist and again on our young people can see this excellence representational tutored me but he also still wasnt as proud of. Ok its crowded because of western art. Is made up of subjects of Foreign Force which are billions was. Actually going to be a spotless proud area to some level what he wanted because obama is powered by african must you imagine how our africa coming inspired by b. Thing must what would have been to see yeah but an estimated 95 percent of artifacts from the main currently housed in museums overseas were looted during the punitive expedition that are going to make the strings more legible winning has been calling for their return for more than a century but with no result the artifacts are scattered around the world its a logistical challenge that we want out of pocket book by all means who do you speak to. You speak to the result. Because these do speak to the government to speak to someone and get her anastase collections done belong to the various museums the museums can make recommendations for specific approaches or procedures but ultimately its a political decision because the public asset is Public Museums in europe are generally custodians and therefore not in a position to make autonomous decisions about repatriation in 2010 useem director bob plank in china cofounded the bin need Dialogue GroupMuseum Directors and delegates from europe and nigeria meet annually to discuss efforts to reunite the binning works of art dispersed in collections around the world. I mean for them we started many years ago we were thinking in terms of permanent plans because museums would have been able to make such decisions themselves as money critic and what i would criticize about the painting Dialogue Group is the lack of transparency and the fact that still talking about loans even though nigerian colleagues see that as a continuation of colonialist privilege and power structures basically the european museums are saying well if you dont agree to permanent loans then you wont get the promises back and become developed kind of put all of. That while youre just belong to. That now that it. Cannot call whole see our military. Look lets bring them in for us and i wont do that. I do not think it is what. Has that been the people want it all one to know or do they want ill treasure told. Him they need city there is also disagreement over the best course of action clearly it will take more than initiatives like to be named Dialogue Group to resolve the problem. A writer and professor of german language and literature prince coleman do that the 3rd has been calling for a return of his grandfathers tangay for over 20 years. When it was seized by monks in 1904 block presale was head of the Billy Bennett people. The Munich Museum where it ended up wants proof that the prince is his rightful heir. Be advised they say they want proof of mainzer and does them both bring in this book ive gathered all the documents the germans require showing that i am not preserved was rightfully. Loquacious of than he had so much of it goes on this year for example in 1904 the better bad name to me heir to the throne i was one of the new president then the prince is an elite member of the ballet ballot chiefdom hes a member of the family but hes not the king message but what. The uganda water festival is Getting Started all of the honest incumbent kings have gathered. Pointing about there is here to represent indelible and lineage and it was. He has little interest in the time game where the artifacts to be returned to cameroon it would serve to strengthen his rival commandos claim to the throne is. The power struggle in the bell abene family hampering the repatriation effort. The complexity distance who owns even if its a complex matter. In our opinion there is insufficient evidence that the man dont have the 3rd is not precisely just not successor. He was we most certainly made further talks because playing with the official head of the bella bella family poland ranks it live in germany insists on a game shaping with a chieftains authorised person then thats me so there was so as you look question of lot of praise it was succession is fraught with controversy and to allah he had 32 sons so a number of potential successors including horton. He is most definitely not a descendant of last resort the germans they dont even realise he doesnt even belong to a lot brazils finally a follow prison this is here i move its very hard for us to get to the bottom of this conflict or to give you an off the floor but the question has to be resolved before we can return the artefact washington d. C. To people. It might not have a high profile in europe but nigerias contemporary art scene is one of the most vibrant in africa the neco art gallery in lagos opened in 2007 and has displayed work by more than 5000 artists. Oquinn de as collection is the largest in west africa. She has her doubts about the return of the bin in bronzes. I were ready to receive them that is the question. You want us as husband said reacquaint a year has his own opinion. I respect your views and their. View is not what i think it should be ok where are they just risen the argument or we dont have a place to keep them who told them to own what we need if i wanted voc i would build a place that is called vim and so i will allow government to build a very more dam was 0 but were told that they are not ready. You dont need a special place to keep it brooms deep is big data was secured this should be returned to the palace where distance west to the origin and most place i went to europe it was said to me where if you let us see that this is very time to you how are we sure they were not to come over to you have a game to do they will be sold to you by some people i bet those walk i and i did and maybe by now we will not to want to see it again if you look at the news riot. You realize that a lot of the european museums have been broken into and things have been stolen from them in the past you realize that a lot of things have not behave on the web cat. But india is well aware that nigerias art and culture institutions struggle with a lack of funding. Plans for a new royal museum in binning city are progressing slowly due to limited financial resources. In 2000. 7 a bronze head of an obama looted from been in city sold for a record some 4700000. 00 u. S. Dollars at southern bees beneath saw none of it even midmorning from distance over the years over centuries by a bee keeping them i know how much i paid to endow the museums in the europe or in america and all of those things why dont you take some of the money i call my beautiful fortress a calvinist i dont believe that the museum profited perhaps conception looking at the artifacts were exhibited they were promoted and researched but that benefitted everyone would call this a base of a misconception as to how Public Museums were. To collect preserve study educate and exhibit this is the mission of a Public Museum but Museum Director would have village has had to confront the question what are the ethics of exhibiting a sacred object a looted object like the 10 game its been on display here for over 40 years. Should show we know that by todays standards munich came by the figurehead ethically not to mention god last year we reached out and commando got in touch with us now the ball is in court it gets leaked out by by all means does it exist and these are the logical museums are like prisons theyre prisoners to get things what our soul was stored