year we celebrate october fest with almost $600000.00 visits has its the 2nd largest folk festival in brazil after the convoy in rio de janeiro is an issue. that's best for the festival grounds are made to resemble a german village it's open year round we have restaurants traditional clothing shops souvenirs and they saw as a lot happening here it's. been a common interest many show up in traditional costumes it's a tradition for the bloomin now us and fun for the visit his house at the signs people who show up in costume get in for free on session days i. believe. it was. yes but now i'll take my leave i hope you liked it come back sometime and visit us a little bit. there is no walked over fist in cologne but there is carnival. anyone who thinks that the only celebrate on shrove monday is wrong. the carnival season begins on the embry level and ends on ash wednesday and that means party night every night. i'm at the stone sits on a carnival. celebration that enjoy school status. i call i think not just us but i 3 hours of sketches and music 2000 merrymakers celebrating i thank. the took a

somewhere in the world well and this time we're with my mom and she takes is around her own town in brazil. one via absolute requirement no one will come to my name is liz it at some of. my grandparents came here from germany almost a 100 years ago and i'd like to show you one of the most german cities in southern brazil coming on in jim it. begins again so i will start on the main street here it used to be called the 1st because it's long and curved here and here you see a lot of half timbered houses stories but they're not as old as the ones in germany . that is the business of the best known building in our city the movement cancel. a replica of the town hall in misha's stout in southern germany. point of view today over 350000 people live in bloom and many of them live from tourism and the german flair about town draws many visitors. after another german pharmacist tamar bloom an hour found at the scene $850.00 here and a bit his name this region in the state of santa catarina became a prime distant nation for german immigrants sideband there. in the. plus simmons was about 25 kilomete

year will celebrate october fest with almost 600000 visitors it's the 2nd largest folk festival in brazil after the convoy in rio de janeiro is an area. that's best for the festival grounds are made to resemble a german village it's open year round we have restaurants traditional clothing shops souvenirs and there's always a lot happening here it's. been a comedy and that many show up in traditional costume this it's a tradition for the bloomin hours and fun for the visitors out of the science people who show up in costume get in for free on session days. oh. yes now i will take my leave i have united come by sometime and visit us a lot. there is no walked over fist in cologne but there is carnival. anyone who thinks that the only celebrate on shrove monday is wrong. the carnival season begins on the embry 11 and on ash wednesday and that means party night every night. i'm at the stones it's on a carnival celebration that enjoys school status. teaspoon i call you i hate it just goes i do 3 hours of sketches and music 2000 merrymakers celebrating thank. you. concentrated sample of cologne

from germany almost a 100 years ago and i'd like to show you one of the most german cities in southern brazil coming on intimate. begin to get up we'll start on our main street here it used to be cool to see because it's long and curved here and here you see lots of half timbered houses stores but they're not as old as the ones in germany. that's is one of the this is the best known building in our city the move on castle. a replica of the town hall in misha's start in southern germany. more to leave me today over 350000 people live in bloom and many of them live from tourism the german flair about town draws many visits has. after another german pharmacist blooming are found at the scene $850.00 here and gave his name this region in the state of santa catarina became a prime distillation for german immigrants sideband their long. when. the 1st few months landed about 25 kilometers from the center of blooming now is below it to parma it still looks much the same as when the 1st colonists settled here. is this i believe it's a popular spot for outings and even has a trail that hackers can use

—— brazil. brazil had pushed the alert level from two to three to public health emergencies, even before the first case was confirmed as congress approved a piece of legislation that allows the government to take extraordinary measures in a case of an outbreak. the government for example could put whole cities in lockdown, i people come whole cities in lockdown, i people co m e tests whole cities in lockdown, i people come tests stop health authority say this is not the case just yet because we are talking about an important case, the man that came from italy, we have urged people to use common sense not to go to those places and try to avoid trips to those places. how much of people talking about this? it is definitely a number one topic over here but what about in brazil? cure brazil as well, people been following the news since it was confirmed the outbreak and brazilians especially are really worried because we just held our yearly carnival for the past four days, brazilians are out in the s

guarana-based drinks are all the rage in brazil. but farming methods need to change to save the rainforests. but first, we meet some of china's most powerful influencers who help dictate the trenends in china's fashion induststry. expensive wheels, designer accessories, yachts, and gourmet food. the luxury g goods market t is boing.g. last year alone, manufufactures raked in 1.2 tillion euros worlrldwide. one of the top markets for luxury items is china. in000, just 1%f luxuryoods went to chinese buyers. by 2018, the amount had shot to 33%. and forecasts suggest that by 2025, affluent chinese will purchase 46% of all luxury goods. and it's the under 30's who are leading thway, they ow what's h and whas not than to some savvy individuals s on social m media. the latest collection by an american top designer is being presented to selected guests in shanghai. one of the vip's here is wenjun lau. she's not a film star or a pop icon. . she's a kol, a keyey opn leader in social media. in other words, she's an influencer i in the fashion s

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and the price of peace and brazil's rio de janeiro fewer murders but police killings are at a record high. for the 1st time in recent history china's considering a delay to its annual congress the earth's biggest political meeting as the country grapples with new cases and more tests because of the corona virus outbreak the numbers are choose to take a look at this tracker this is from johns hopkins university right the red circle showed the extent of the outbreak and china alone nearly 2000 more infections reported on sunday bringing the total number to the mainland to over 71000 right there more than 1770 people have died so far globally china's military is sending hundreds of doctors and nurses to war han that is the epicenter of this outbreak well it health organization is sending its own team of experts to beijing and 2 provinces japan has confirmed $99.00 further infections on board that quarantine ship in yokohama port and that's taken the total number of cases. to 500 in that country hundreds of american passengers have been flown back home 14 among them are confirmed to have

. >> guest: business in chicago in most places in the united hates it's worse than brazil or egypt. it takes months. it's hard to do. you've got to get permits and a business license to braid hair, a famous case. to earn a living breathing hair you need a state license. why should people have to jump 'rough these hoops to start a business? in the 50s and african-american and urban communities, southside of chicago there were lots of successful businesses and then increasing regulation, some of it very well-meaning, people wanting to help poor people think got in chicago we don't have rent control and that is one thing that really hurts poor people, but we had enough the west side of chicago is kind of sad and could be easily fixed a. if you made it an enterprise zone where you don't have to be heavily taxed or regulated, ladn't the trump administration create enterprise zones with legislation? >> guest: i don't think so, but maybe they did. i try not to look to clos too ct the trump administration. because i don't approve mr. trump at all and i think on the one hand he's got some pe

also in the show we'll take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping disabled children in a very unique and playful form of therapy. thanks for joining me an outcry over the role of the far right in the german regionally election has plunged chancellor merkel's conservative party the c.d.u. into crisis earlier this week some regional cd your lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany to install a liberal print media in the east instead of through india now this move shot it up post war consensus among mainstream parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrat so c.d.u. i could come widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in the political fiasco ever since her party's regional leaders in the state of thuringia teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state for me on friday. again and went on the record saying her party would not work with the far right you need to do order trends for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. in the range it's still

and sound controversy in brazil the reigning champions are stirring up controversy there show i asked people whether jesus could have been someone other than a white man not everyone let's chill. out in football we're back in action in the bundesliga this time with a new coach alexander stepping up to take the reins against. klinsmann's shock departure. hello and welcome. foreign ministers from major world powers met in munich so push for peace in libya germany and the united nations want to end foreign military support for libya's warring parties an agreement struck last month in berlin has been repeatedly violated with multiple breaches of an arms embargo and increased fighting now representatives at the meeting are pushing for a permanent cease fire german foreign minister laid out a key next step following the meeting. what's important now is to establish transparency and ensure that anyone who intends to violate the arms embargo knows they won't escape unnoticed. it should be clear to breaking this embargo means violating a un resolution which will not be without consequences. an

there some of brazil's most remote and untouched regions but now president bush tomorrow wants to top each of the riches of protected indigenous reservations his proposed bill delivers on a campaign promise to open up the land to mining energy and other projects. this is a big step forward it depends on congress but we will face pressure from environmentalists those people from the environment if i could one day i would confine them to the amazon since they like the environment so much. protected indigenous land accounts for some 13 percent of brazil's territory that's too much for ball so narrow he says it hinders economic development his proposed bill has drawn strong criticism from indigenous tribes and environmentalists while bill so narrow says they'll be consulted as any final decision on exploiting lands would be placed brazil's congress also not has proposed a bill brazenly violates brazil's constitution which guarantees the right to its indigenous peoples to consultation this is the kind of consultation that is minister of mines of energy has said will be but a formality and

i just came from brazil. >> welcome back. i was wondering, there seems to be a lot of confusion between what a welfare state and socialist state is. can you elaborate more i what you see a welfare state and a socialist state is and i will take my answer off the air. >> chris, what is your definition of each? >> you know, that's a good question. i'm not too sure anymore. i've had a lot of conversations with friends and neighbors about it. we can come to a conclusion except a a lot of european countries would be considered more of a welfare state. when you look at venezuela or the old soviet union, as more of a socialist state. >> i think that's a perfectly sensible distinction. there is an extreme version of not allowing people to say no. which is the thoroughgoing socialized state. i'm just reading a wonderful novel by a soviet novelist named - - and grossman. called forever flowing. which is a chilling account of the - - and the numerous ways in which soviets citizens were being forced around by others. other soviet citizens

italian outbreak has spread further as amanda visited the area where cases have been recorded returned to brazil becoming latin america's 1st diagnosis the highest death toll outside china has been in iran where 19 people have died the country's president said their new media plans to quarantine cities globally just on the h 1000 cases of corona virus have now been discovered in 42 countries as some american officials say is a case of when not if it's declared a global pandemic when iran has blamed the united states for spreading misinformation about the virus the government in tehran says the situation is under control and as we mentioned at least 19 people have died and $130.00 are infected including the deputy health minister so mr harvey has more from tehran. during a weekly cabinet meeting iranian president hassan rouhani struck an optimistic tone saying that the reports about containing the coronavirus in iran are promising a taskforce set up earlier this week by the president including senior members of the government and armed forces he said are making gains in controlling the spread of

it's carnival talk here in germany i'm actually in brazil too and someone who's appeared in both carnivals is the brazilian drag artist cut green left me born and brought up as under a he suffered from racism and homophobia in his own country and found a 2nd and happier here in germany she talked to us about the difficulties she has faced in life. the legendary carnival in rio here the team left to be right on the float of the legendary man give us a sample school the 1st drag queen to be given that honor it was nothing short of a sensation. but for drag queens dressing up and wearing makeup isn't just for carnival for kathleen who goes by the name andre went out of drag it's part of a job she loves it takes under 45 minutes to transform into the alter ego of kathleen gaining the necessary self-confidence was a long and difficult path katleen leclair he recalls her childhood in brazil. i was a young man who was black and this came and i really had to fight to be able to continue. to work with you really have to have the balls and be a real man to keep going like that it really wasn't easy

it's carnival talk here in germany i'm actually a brazil 2 and someone who's appeared in both carnivals is the brazilian drag artist cut green left me born and brought up as he suffered from racism and homophobia in his country and found a 2nd and happy home here in germany she talked to us about the difficulties she has faced in life. the legendary carnival in rio here the team likely to be right on the float of the legendary man give us some by school the 1st drag queen to be given that honor it was nothing short of a sensation. but for drag queens dressing up and wearing make up isn't just for carnival for kathleen who goes by the name underneath when out of drag it's part of a job when she learns it takes under 45 minutes to transform into the alter ego of kathleen koch gaining the necessary self-confidence was a long and difficult path kathleen leclair he recalls her childhood in brazil. i was a young man who was black and poor because him and i really had to fight to be able to continue violence was you really have to have the balls and be a real man to keep going like that it rea

water the country's huge coffee plantations are never short of a drop coffee is a major export for brazil. europeans import beans water guzzling goods and by extension all the virtual water needed to produce them seen from this perspective someone living in germany uses 3900 liters of water a day slightly over the global average but cooking showering and laundry make up only a small part of that most water used here is a virtual water hidden in the products around us. so it takes 8000 liters of water to make a pair of jeans and they use so much more washing them over the years staggering numbers that pose some serious questions like what should water cost who should provide it is it morally acceptable for companies to profit from selling it to those who need it most of schmidt went to talk with the woman involved in a project that says issues like that she thinks to fix the problem you have to hit people where really hurts their pocketbooks. sophia maria schmidt is a professional musician and a student of economics who thinks a lot about water. deposits must show on the price should go up

and also in the show we take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping children with disabilities build their strength with a unique and playful form of therapy. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. chinese health authorities say the number of new coronavirus cases is on the rise again reversing the decline that been previously reported most of the new infections were from who by province the virus is epicenter which has been on lockdown for weeks they've been close to 35000 and factions worldwide and in china the virus has killed more than 700 people the chinese government's response of the epidemic is increasingly coming under fire after one of the 1st doctors to warn about the disease died from it. a makeshift memorial outside one central hospital dr lee when yang is now seen as a martyr by many in china after sounding alarm in december about a new sars like virus. and online postings here to colleagues to protect themselves with face masks. but his warning didn't sit well with regional officials meet with someone by police who accused him of spreading rumors

it's carnival talk here in germany i'm actually a brazil 2 and someone who's appeared in both carnivals is the brazilian drag artist scott screen left me born and brought up as he suffered from racism and homophobia in his country and found a 2nd and happy home here in germany she talked to us about the difficulties she has faced in her life. the legendary carnival in rio here the team looking at these rides on the float of the legendary man give us sample school the 1st drag queen to be given that honor it was nothing short of a sensation. but for drag queens dressing up and wearing make up isn't just for carnival for kathleen who goes by the name andre went out of drag it's part of a job she loves it takes under a 45 minutes to transform into the alter ego of kathleen koch gaining the necessary self-confidence was a long and difficult path kathleen leclair he recalls her childhood in brazil. i was a young man who was black and this came and i really had to fight to be able to continue. was you really have to have the balls and be a real man to keep going like that. it really wasn't ea

yes it's carnival talk here in germany i'm actually in brazil too and someone who's appeared in both carnivals is the brazilian drag artist cut green let me born and brought up as he suffered from racism and homophobia in his own country and found a 2nd and happier here in germany she talked to us about the difficulties she has faced in life. the legendary carnival in rio here kathleen looking at the rides on the float of the legendary ming give us a sample school the 1st drag queen to be given that honor it was nothing short of a sensation. but for drag queens dressing up and wearing make up isn't just for carnival for kathleen who goes by the name andre when out of drag it's part of a job one that she loves it takes under a 45 minutes to transform into the alter ego of kathleen that gaining the necessary self-confidence was a long and difficult path kathleen leclair he recalls her childhood in brazil. i was a young man who was black and this came and i really had to fight to be able to continue violence was you really have to have the balls and be a real man to keep going like that

they can be rearranged to be manufacture in mexico or clothing and in canada singapore colombia or brazil are some of the alternative supplier countries that could take the lead when it comes to the top products imported from china. i would say thanks for joining us jose luis to harrow in new york. now the e.u.'s blacklist of tax havens is getting longer brussels says there are now 12 countries helping tax evaders conceal assets from the authorities along. older entries like oman and samoa there are 4 new additions you see them here forgot seychelles palau panama and the cayman islands now the cayman islands is an interesting case in itself because it is the 1st british overseas territory to. tax havens over the chance to hide money easily and quickly in cities like foundations or companies that only exist and paper straw man or woman function as the titular owners hiding the real owners everything is top secret until in 2017 the panama papers exposed it all to the bright light of day giving the public an idea of the scale of the problem celebrities like soccer stir lionel messi or icelan

they can be rearranged to be manufacturer in mexico or clothing and in canada singapore colombia or brazil are some of the alternative supplier countries that could take the lead when it comes to the top products imported from china. i would say thanks for joining us jose luis to harrow in new york. now while many airlines struggle with the fallout from the corona virus outbreak private jet operators have seen a spike in requests from passengers who want to charter planes although they can be priced at up to 6000 euros an hour private jets are proving more and more popular so much so that are available aircraft and crew are actually growing scarce big operators like my jet asia and vista jet say inquiries over the past month have nearly double. now the e.u. black list of tax havens is getting longer brussels says there are now 12 countries helping tax evaders conceal assets from the authorities along alongside older entries like oman and samoa there are 4 new additions see them here forgot seychelles palau panama and the cayman islands now the cayman islands is an interesting case in itsel

also on the show it will take you to brazil are endangered while dolphins are helping disabled children in a very unique and playful almost therapy. i'm gerri thanks for joining me and the outcry over the role of the far right in the german regional election has plunged chancellor angela merkel's conservative party the sea the year into crisis earlier this week some regional c.d.u. lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany to install a liberal premia in the east instead of through the move shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrat so c.d.u. i'm a cut come come by well widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco ever since her party's regional leaders in the state of thuringia teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state for a new year on friday can come back again and went on the record saying her party would not work with the far right put it into order to run for the c.d.u. in germany and

we asked matthew hansen to describe the spread of monocultures in brazil. so we zoom in to the area around you know up a list in the coast of this eco system that's called the boche atlantica you can see dramatic expansion when we see these blues these are new plantations and we see the pinks those are all the plantations that were cleared and regroup and f.s.e. certified monocultures i mean it's a contradiction in terms right if it literally was founded to combat mold of what monoculture is now monocultures are certified this is this is. it's a logical fallacy doesn't make sense. so but that i don't agree with that i do agree that you got you have to have your. your poll paper timber land use is somewhere because we all use these products and and. i don't think it's a hard argument to make that they that this at this time in our history they shouldn't be replacing natural force. this is atlantic forest on the east coast of brazil the level of biodiversity here used to be even higher than that of the amazon region today more than 90 percent of the atlantic

also in the show we'll take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping disabled children in a very unique and playful form of therapy. omarion evans dean it's good to have you with us. chinese health authorities say the number of new coronavirus cases is on the rise again reversing the decline that been reported in previous days most of the new infections were from who by and province the virus is at the center which has been on lockdown for 2 weeks there been close to 35000 infections worldwide and in china the virus has killed more than 700 people the chinese government's response to the epidemic is increasingly under fire after one of the 1st doctors to warn about the disease died from it. a makeshift memorial outside one central hospital dr lee when yang is now seen as a martyr by many in china after sounding alarm in december about a new sars like virus. and on line postings here just colleagues to protect themselves with face masks. but his warning didn't sit well with regional officials meet was summoned by police who accused him of spreading rumors he and 7 other

strife in brazil the reigning champions are stirring up controversy there show people whether jesus could have been someone other than a white man not everyone stance it was joy. will bring you. the title race in full swing mention god continue to prove they remain a force to be reckoned with at the top of the table. hello and welcome to the program. foreign ministers from major world powers met in munich to push for peace in libya germany in the united nations want to end foreign military support for libya's warring parties an agreement struck last month in berlin has already been repeatedly violated with multiple breaches of an arms embargo and increased fighting now representatives at the meeting are pushing for a permanent cease fire german foreign minister who called mass laid out a key next step following the meeting. what's important now is to establish transparency and ensure that anyone who intends to violate the arms embargo knows they won't escape unnoticed. but it should be clear to all breaking this embargo means violating a u.n. resolution which will not be without consequen

and sound of controversy in brazil the reigning 7 champions are stirring up a debate show asked people whether jesus could have been someone other than a white man and not everyone stands. oh and welcome on next vice or foreign ministers from major world powers met in munich to push for peace in libya germany in the united nations want to end foreign military support for libya's warring parties an agreement struck last month in berlin has been repeatedly violated with multiple breaches of an arms embargo and increased fighting now representatives of the meeting are pushing for a permanent cease fire. german foreign minister laid out a key next step following the meeting. what's important now is to establish transparency and ensure that anyone who intends to violate the arms embargo knows they won't escape on noticed. it should be clear to all breaking this embargo means violating a un resolution which will not be without consequences for groups by comfort and let's bring in chief political correspondent melinda crane in munich. the meeting in libya is over now. what's the big takeaway

also in the show we take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping children with disabilities to build their strength with the unique and playful form of therapy. i marry in evanston it's good to have you with us. chinese health authorities say the number of confirmed corona virus case this is on the rise again reversing the decline that had been reported in previous days most of the new infections were from who big province the virus is epicenter which has been on lockdown for 2 weeks now the. been close to 35000 infections worldwide and it china the virus has killed more than 700 people the chinese government's response to the epidemic is increasingly under fire after one of the 1st doctors to warn about the disease died from it. was a makeshift memorial outside one central hospital dr lee when yang is now seen as a martyr by many in china after sounding alarm in december about a new sars like virus and hard line postings here just colleagues to protect themselves with face masks. but his warning didn't sit well with regional officials meet was summoned by police who accused

and also in the show we take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping children with disabilities build their strength with a unique form of therapy. play . i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are set to hold crisis talks with their coalition partner the social democrats to address nationwide outrage over the role of the far right in a german regional election earlier this week a number of regional city lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany to block the reelection of the left already incumbent installing a liberal premier in the eastern state of turin g.m. while the shock political maneuver shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream german parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrats or c. d. you. get. widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco ever since our party's regional leaders in the states of touring gear teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state

we asked matthew hansen to describe the spread of monocultures in brazil. so we zoom in to the area around you know up all this in the coast of this eco system that's called the boche atlantica you can see dramatic expansion when we see these blues these are new plantations and when we see the pinks those are all the plantations that were cleared and regroup and f.m.c. certified monocultures i mean it's a contradiction in terms right if it literally was founded to combat an overcoat monocultures now monocultures are certified this is this is. is a logical fallacy doesn't make sense. so but that i don't agree with that i do agree that you got you have to have your. your pole paper timber land uses somewhere because we all use these products and and. i don't think it's a hard argument to make that they that if this at this time in our history they should be replacing natural force. this is atlantic forest on the east coast of brazil the level of biodiversity here used to be even higher than that of the amazon region today more than 90 percent of the atlantic

they can be rearranged to be manufacture in mexico or clothing and in canada singapore colombia or brazil are some of the alternative supplier countries that could take the lead when it comes to the top products imported from china. i always say thanks for joining us jose luis to harrow in new york. now the e.u.'s black list of tax havens is getting longer brussels says there are now 12 countries helping tax evaders conceal assets from the authorities along. older entries like oman and samoa there are 4 new additions you see them here because seychelles palau panama and the cayman islands now the cayman islands is an interesting case in itself because it is the 1st british overseas territory to be blacklisted. tax havens offer the chance to hide money easily and quickly in entities like foundations or companies that only exist on paper or straw man or woman function is there to chill or owners hiding the real owners everything is top secret until in 2017 the panama papers exposed it all to the bright light of day giving the public an idea of the scale of the problem celebrities like socce

this is deja vu news live from berlin the coronavirus drops to another continent as brazil confirms its 1st case and fears of a pandemic grow. this is going to come soon potentially you've got to be shifting to a readiness rapid response thinking. we hear from south korea and the doomsday cult that's driven the spike in infections they're. also coming up a landmark ruling in germany the highest court overturns a 2015 law that effectively prevented the doctors from helping terminally ill patients and their lives. india's prime minister appeals for calm after delhi is hit by the worst sectarian violence in decades 25 people were killed as hindus and muslims came to blows over a controversial citizenship law. and at the 70th berland film festival today on the n s s and scott roxboro are at the red carpet it's going to be a crowded night here tonight with hollywood stars selma high again javier bardem gracing the red carpet they're here for the world premiere of the road stock take it from british director sally potter we'll have more on that soon. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for jo

we asked matthew hansen to describe the spread of monocultures in brazil. so we zoom in to the area around you and up all this in the coast of this eco system that's called the boche atlantica you can see dramatic expansion when we see these blues these are new plantations and we see the pinks those are all the plantations that were cleared and regroup and f.s.e. certified monocultures i mean it's a contradiction in terms right if it literally was founded to combat mold a quote monoculture is now monocultures or certified this is this is a. it's a logical fallacy doesn't make sense. so but that i don't agree with that i do agree that you got you have to have your. your pole paper timber land uses somewhere because we all use these products and and. i don't think it's a hard argument to make that they that if this at this time in our history they shouldn't be replacing natural force. this is atlantic forest on the east coast of brazil the level of biodiversity here used to be even higher than that of the amazon region today more than 90 percent of the atlant

. >> thousands of fires raging across brazil. >> the amazon rainforest is taking a beat being. deforestation rates have nearly doubled. >> one report claims that the equivalent of three soccer fields are being destroyed. >> indigenous of people are on the front lines to save their land. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: you guys have a lot of weapons, but these men may be heavily armed, too. do you get nervous before you do this? [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: scientists say the amazon may be at a crucial tipping point, where insettead mitigating climate change it begins to exacerbate it. brazilian law has special protections for indigenous territories giving them the legal right to patrol their land. we've just pulled up on a village where the guardians have been told that two outsiders were recently hired to guard an illegal logging operation. he is wearing a body camera. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: these two young men who they found outside this building are delivering shifting stories, at first saying they had nothing to do with

and somebody strife in brazil the running some but champions of stirring up controversy for their performance at the world famous conical parade with a tray jesus is someone other than a white man not everyone is dancing with joy. i'm anthony howard thanks for the company u.s. passengers stuck on a cruise ship in japan of being evacuated after an anxious 14 day quarantine period on sunday all thora teams reported another 70 infections of the corona virus on board the dawn princess bringing the total to over $359.00 the $400.00 americans boarded buses to take them to cha to flights leaving for the u.s. many relief to go home off the what was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime but it's likely they'll have to spend another 2 weeks in quarantine after arriving in the whist. meanwhile in north korea there are no official word ports of cases verifiable information from the us led country is very difficult to obtain pyongyang recently announced a raft of new measures designed to stop the corona virus known as coded 19. north korea is keen to demonstrate that it is doing all it can to protect its

the film had an amazing result in brazil, particularly, it exploded. the film had an amazing response in brazil, particularly, it exploded. one tweet a minute about the film for three months and we get messages from south africa, india, turkey, uruguay, united states and the uk, that people feel they understand their own crisis in their own countries by seeing what cautionary tale from our times. too often seen as the poor relation to features, the flexibility of documentary making has enabled this season's nominees to shine a spotlight into some dark places. taking place in the shadow of the oscar ceremony were the independent spirit awards, honouring excellence in indie film—making. it is an antidote to the academy awards. this year it recognised a crop of films different from those at centre stage at the oscars. i drove down to a cloudy santa monica beach where the film independent spirit awards took place. i spoke to actors on the blue instead of red carpet. it has been noted that the nominations were much more inclusive than the oscars this year

ahead of this year's carnival celebrations in brazil raining santa chants as are stirring up controversy for mrs asplin people to consider whether jesus could have been someone other than a white man some neighbors are outraged. at a football test out of uniform back and action in the bonus league this time with the new coach alexander nori stepping up to take the reins against potter born after jurgen klinsmann's shocked departure. hello and welcome on nick spicer. foreign ministers from major powers have been meeting in munich to push for peace in libya germany and the united nations want to end foreign military support for the warring parties there an agreement struck last month in berlin has been repeatedly violated with multiple breaches of an arms embargo and increased fighting now representatives at the meeting are pushing for a permanent ceasefire. and let's bring in chief political correspondent melinda crane in munich melinda the meeting in on libya is over now. what's the takeaway for you. well 2 main points that indicate steps toward real follow up to that berlin summit in ja

and now to brazil where in a small area of the amazon endangered a while dolphins are helping children with a range of disabilities build their strength and get their lives back. jessica found sikka decided to become a physical therapist in order to help her daughter glenda the 12 year old was born 5 weeks premature and weighed just 750 grams one of glenda's biggest achievements is that she is no longer afraid of animals. what she never used to want to leave the house because of all that noise outside then she started therapy with the horses but glenda just wanted contact with any animal since we've begun the dolphin therapy she's willing to accept other types of therapies so it's certainly. today is the highlight of the month for a small group of children and young adults with different disabilities. they ride on the small speed boat on the wide amazon river and later continue down a tributary the rio negril. those of experience the journey look back on it with great joy. the waterways get narrower and narrower until they find the anchor of the boat on a wood pontoon this is a free wa

my sentiment was born in sao paolo brazil thousands of kilometers away from her ancestry in germany. my grandfather a left turn many fled actually in 1937 he was only 21 years old when he left and he fled to brazil this was thanks to his mother's foresight because she kind of knew that something was coming he was already not allowed to stay at university where he was studying at that time so in a way he wasn't anymore a full sits and under the nazi regime tens of thousands of jews were stripped of their rights and german citizenship now masala is fighting to get it back my brother and i felt very close to the german culture since a very young age was studied in a water school in brazil with german school and we always had this references from germany and european culture present in our houses article 116 of the german constitution enables germans persecuted by the nazis as well as the descendents to have their citizenship are stored but marcellas application was rejected on the grounds her grandfather left germany voluntarily. and he told me that it was he had left her alone terribly

my sentiment was born in sao paolo brazil thousands of kilometers away from her ancestral hometown in gemini. my grandfather a left germany fled actually in 1937 he was only 21 years old when he left and he fled to brazil he this was thanks to his mother's foresight because she kind of knew that something was coming he was already not allowed to stay at university where he was studying at the time so in a way he wasn't any more a form citizen under the nazi regime tens of thousands of jews were stripped of their rights and german citizenship now marcella is fighting to get it back my brother and i felt very close to the german culture since a very young age was studied in a waldorf school in brazil with german school and we always had this references from germany and european culture present in our houses article 116 of the german constitution enables germans persecuted by the nazis as well as that descendants to have their citizenship are stored but marcellas application was rejected on the grounds her grandfather left germany voluntarily and then he told me that it was he had left h

my sentiments was born in sao paolo brazil thousands of kilometers away from her ancestral home in gemini. my grandfather a left germany fled actually in 1937 he was only 21 years old when he left and he fled to brazil he this was thanks to his mother's foresight because she kind of knew that something was coming he was already not allowed to stay at university where he was studying at the time so in a way he wasn't anymore a full citizen under the nazi regime tens of thousands of jews were stripped of their rights and german citizenship now marcella is fighting to get it back my brother and i felt very close to the german culture since a very young age was studied in a water school in brazil with german school and we always had this references from germany and european coach are present in our houses article 116 of the german constitution enables germans persecuted by the nazis as well as the descendents to have their citizenship are stored but marcellas application was rejected on the grounds her grandfather left germany voluntarily and they told me that it was he had left her alone ter

around two thirds of the amazon is located in brazil. but the amazon region actually stretches across nine countries in south america. results from a decade—long study of greenhouse gases over the amazon basin appear to show around 20% of the total area has become a net source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. scientists from brazil's national institute for space research, have been measuring greenhouse gases by flying aircraft fitted with sensors over different parts of the amazon basin. here's one of the co—authors of the report. this is a very, very worrying observation because it could be showing the beginnings of a major tipping point. in our calculations, if we exceeded 20—25% of deforestation in the amazon, today, we are at about i7%. and if global warming continues unabated, with high emissions, then the tipping point would be reached. for more on the impact this could have on combatting climate change here's the bbc‘s gabriel gatehouse who was given exclusive access to the findings. it helps slow the pace of global wa

sidelines to revive the truce in libya that is a ceasefire in name only and the sophos strike if in brazil the ratings sell but champions are storing up controversy their performance at the world famous carnival parade will portray jesus as someone other than a white man and not everyone is dancing with joy. it's great to have you along everyone well we begin this broadcast with welcome news for us passengers stuck on a cruise ship in japan they are being evacuated after an anxious 14 day quarantine period today authorities reported another 70 and sections of the coronavirus onboard the diamond princess bring the to. over $350.00 nearly $400.00 americans boarded buses to take them to charter flights leaving for the u.s. many will leave to go home after what was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime meanwhile in north korea there are no official reports of cases verifiable information from the it's a very isolated country is notoriously difficult to obtain john yang recently announced a raft of new measures designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. north korea is keen to demonstrate tha

sidelines to revive a truce in libya that is a cease fire in name only and that the sun but strike in brazil the reigning as somebody champions are starting up controversy their performance at the world famous carnival parade will portray cheesus as someone other than a white man that everyone is dancing with joy. on the arctic you so much for joining us say u.s. passengers stuck on a cruise ship in japan are being evacuated after an anxious 14 day quarantine period while today authorities were ported and the other 70 infections of the coronavirus onboard the diamond princess bringing the total to over 3. $150.00 illy $400.00 americans boarded buses to take them to charter flights leaving for the u.s. many relief to go home after what was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime. on meanwhile in north korea there are no official reports of coronavirus cases verifiable information from this isolated country is very difficult up to. pyongyang rather recently announced a raft of new measures designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. north korea is keen to demonstrate that it's doing all it can

was born in sao paolo brazil thousands of kilometers away from her ancestral land in gemini. my grandfather a left turn many fled actually in 1937 he was only 21 years old when he left and he fled to brazil this was thanks to his mother's foresight because she kind of knew that something was coming he was already not allowed to stay at university where he was studying at that time so in a way he wasn't anymore a full citizen under the nazi regime tens of thousands of jews were stripped of their rights and german citizenship now masala is fighting to get it back my brother and i felt very close to the german culture since a very young age has studied in a water school in brazil with german school and we always had this references from germany and european culture present in our houses article 116 of the german constitution enables germans persecuted by the nazis as well as the descendents to have their citizenship are stored but marcellas application was rejected on the grounds her grandfather left germany voluntarily and need told me that it was he had left her alone terribly

mysel unmocked was born in sao paolo brazil thousands of kilometers away from her ancestral hometown in germany. my grandfather a left turn many fled actually in 1937 he was only 21 years old when he left and he fled to brazil this was thanks to his small various foresight because she kind of knew that something was coming he was already not allowed to stay at university where he was studying at that time so in a way he wasn't anymore a full citizen under the nazi regime tens of thousands of jews were stripped of their rights and german citizenship now masala is fighting to get it back my brother and i felt very close to the german culture since a very young age was studied in a water school in brazil with german school and we always had this references from germany and european culture present in our houses article 116 of the german constitution enables germans persecuted by the nazis as well as the descendents to have their citizenship are stored but marcellas application was rejected on the grounds her grandfather left germany voluntarily. and he told me that it was he had left he

i felt very close to the german culture since a very young age who has studied in a water school in brazil with german school and we always had this references from germany and european coach are present in our houses article 116 of the german constitution enables germans post accused by the nazis as well as the descendants to have their citizenship are stored but marcelle is application was rejected on the grounds her grandfather left germany voluntarily and they told me that it was he had left her alone terribly it was appalling to hear something like that it was yes so we were angry but yes we we knew that we are fighting for a right cause a just cause muscle as soon learned that she wasn't alone and joined forces with a lobby group exclusions group article 116 which helps hundreds of people who have been rejected. in january the group brought the debate to the bundestag felix coachman and his wife isabelle founded the group in 2018 they want to see a new more general law to prevent exclusions from article 116 this time the motion was narrowly rejected the mature. he of parliament belie

heavy rain has caused widespread disruption in brazil. helicopters have been sent in to rescue road users in sao paulo as floodwater engulfed cars and communities. the city's mayor says some areas received half a month's rain in a single day. gareth barlow has more details. by boat and from the earth, motorists in sao paulo were plucked to safety. roads run as rivers after heavy rain pounded the pavements of brazil's most populous city. low—lying areas inundated with water after two rivers burst their banks, with one reaching its highest level in 15 years. i've lived in sao paulo for over two decades, this man said, and i've never seen this in my life. meanwhile, in neighbouring peru, people braved the brown water to cross villages after roads were swamped and mudslides disrupted transport. february is one of the region's wettest months with local media reporting the heavy rains are expected to continue. the court of appeal in london has ordered the british government not to remove any of the 50 foreign—born offenders due to be deport