of a devastating heat wave it's been scorching farmland and triggering wildfires worst hit so far is greece which has seen what's being described as europe's deadliest forest fire in over a century at least ninety people have been killed in a number of others are still missing after flames engulf the coastal area east of the capital athens hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the catastrophe now at the center of the conflagration is the small community of marty and our reporter norman sri girl who's been there and spoken with some of the residents including constantino some are guests who return to the remains of his house. constantino somalia his front door was warped by the intense heat and he's trying to fix it after the devastating fire in martini erath and his family summer house is a tempting target solutions even if there actually isn't much left to loot. to fire them down from madden's and with such power because we have so many stories right in the streets so much separates are coming from the right. has he is black. all the forest fires happen frequently in the region konstant

remount historians are reexamining this case for greece thinking the euro as history being unfair to the infamous comerford starts aug fourteenth on d. w. . there was. broken leg a little. clump. hurdler sinful comes from contempt by the church. i know that evil feeling that you feel when you fight. the telecast is a music. stop of all no one is more popular than jesus somebody the religious morality preachers subversive. of the battle with sound marketing potential by placing a warning label on music products. rock and religion a clash that brings many parallels to light. are the two really so irreconcilable. god the devil and the rock n roll. starts aug nineteenth two w. . the families live. in. the united states since we imposing sanctions on iran three months after president donald trump have to try the fifteen international nuclear deal iranian president hassan rouhani lashed eye to the sanction. which take effect early on tuesday he accused washington of launching psychological warfare and slammed trump's call for direct talks. in indonesia searching for survivors and distribut

very warm welcome to the show japan is in the grip of a heat wave that has set new temperature records greece recently experienced devastating wildfires that killed dozens of people now these events have left many asking what's causing this extreme hot weather in a moment i'll talk to a climatologist first we have this report on the high temperatures that some experts fear could make parts of the earth uninhabitable. central europe from space too hot and too dry this is commander of the international space station alexander guest just had a chance to take my first photos of dried out central europe in germany since a few weeks and was shocked or should have been green is now all brown never seen it like this before. farmers across the continent are worried about crops the french version mountains a simply too dry about half of this farm is corn crop has already died. and rivers are also drawing up this is in brandenburg in northern germany shocking scenes like this are likely to become the new normal according to an international research teams latest study the name for this new normal hothou

great globe in particular of the northern hemisphere we've seen high temperatures in forest fires in greece and portugal and it's not just the high temperatures that are an issue it's also a lack of rain so germany have seen better percent less maint than it would have done in the same century so it's really a double whammy for people on the farm and now it's not rocket science that such high temperatures are linked to climate change or woman climate will lead to higher temperatures there's also an impact from climate change on atmospherics that creation so in the northern hemisphere the jet stream is influenced by the temperature gradient across the world and changes in this jet streams activity can lead to prolonged climate events such as this heat wave and drought and twenty thousand is an excellent example of. so you mention this double whammy i think that's a good way to describe it and our report cited earlier this international study that a hot house period is upon us if you see us headed into are we headed into a protracted period of drought and extreme temperatures so we're not yet

in two thousand and eighteen and that's the number given by the united nations as many more than in greece the deal with spain allows german authorities to reject those refugees who have already been registered as asylum seekers in spain german chancellor angela merkel wants to reach similar agreements with austria italy and greece. for longer so you listen to a political correspondent a simony unfun what's been agreed with spin tell us more about that agreement first well i mean as he said this agreement affects people who have all very already been registered as migrants by the spanish authorities that is to say their names are listed in the european refugee database called euro dak but they then go on to arrive at the german border this agreement gives the german or thora tease the power to return those people to spain as long as they do it within forty eight hours that's the nuts and bolts of it and the return of these refugees and migrants is always been of a controversial issue and most countries are not willing to take them back why has been agreed. well i think spain like germany h

three thousand migrants entered spain in twenty team according to the un that's many more than italy or greece to deal with spain allows german authorities to reject those refugees who have already been registered as asylum seekers in spain german chancellor angela merkel wants to reach similar agreements with austria italy and greece. arjen time lawmakers are due to vote today to decide whether or not to legalize abortion it is a controversial decision with fiercely polarized campaigns for and against the proposed bill the powerful catholic church has been campaigning to get the upper house of congress to reject the measure but there has also been strong support for the pro-choice lobby especially among the younger generation in june congress's lower house passed the draft legislation by the narrowest of margins at this time it is widely expected to fall short of the votes necessary in order to pass into law. in our ethics and religion correspondent martin gak is following the abortion debate and the decision which is expected to be handed down today in argentina there and martin what do you

that's achievement i've seen refugees children locked in cages when i first went to the hotspots in greece a couple of years ago they're not in cages anymore that's an improvement it's the thousand small steps that are making an important contribution to a better european future knock wood said that what happened in spain was an internal affair also what you describe by elation of human rights in a member state can be and fair and it a human rights are not an internal affair with a website so mr york is wrong no i'm framing this in terms of human rights and by by that i mean that spain and all the other e.u. members. dates are bound to human rights commitments which transcend the state and and it's very important that that the issues of human rights are surveiling motion of violation rights in and member states this internal affair or not it depends on the context for purposes of the e.u. and how it's structured it may well be an accurate statement for for purposes of human rights compliance no raises issues under international human rights law so let's look at another important country fr

more than twenty three thousand migrants have entered spain so far this year many more than italy or greece that deal with spain allows german authorities starting on saturday to reject those refugees who have already been registered as asylum seekers in spain german chancellor angela merkel wants to reach similar agreements with austria it's only and groups. well meanwhile an afghan man wrongly deported to kabul from germany last month is on his way back the german government admitted that it was a mistake to deport the twenty year old because he was still appealing his rejected asylum application we caught up with the man in kabul as he was preparing for his return. nasi bulla can hardly believe this is really happening after five weeks of fear in afghanistan now he finally has airplane tickets. i'm so happy i can finally fly back to germany. it was stressful for to spend time in afghanistan his family lives in a dangerous province he couldn't meet them at home and instead had to make arrangements to meet elsewhere before leaving kabul he spent a few days in the hotel waiting for necessar

spain german chancellor angela merkel she wants to reach similar agreements with austria italy and greece. are you to the european athletics championships underway in berlin on thursday germany you put its hopes in discus thrower veto now hers is a story of fighting against the odds she was born shortly after her parents arrived here in germany from angola seeking asylum now after a successful junior career is ready to prove that she is you are best. claudine v.t. has medals in her sights she's already thrown her personal best this year sixty five point one five meters and now she heads into the qualifying round of the european championships in berlin ranks second this is her moment. but i was in the stands at the two thousand and nine world championships in berlin as a fan now i can hardly wait to experience it all down on the field as an athlete and it. reads it was born in one thousand nine hundred six in frankfurt near the polish border have parents fled there from angola and spent many years in a home for asylum seekers they weren't easy times for the family but sports helped claudin

says more than twenty three thousand migrants of innards so far this year many more than italy or greece the deal with spain allows german authorities beginning on saturday to reject those refugees who have already been registered as asylum seekers in spain german chancellor angela merkel wants to reach similar agreements with austria italy and greece. authorities in belarus have arrested several journalists on suspicion of hacking the computer systems of the country's state run news agency local rights groups say that the arrests are part of a government drive to muzzle independent media now among those detained is correspondent. because his apartment in minutes was searched for two hours. has watched a protest with the belorussian ambassador here in berlin demanding because deeds immediate release reporters without borders told the dubey that the arrests were quote an attempt to intimidate the leading independent journalists the organization also said the raids in the confiscation of computers and other devices are just that the arrests are political australia's most populous state new

remount historians are reexamining his case for greece thinking the rochas history been unfair to the infamous emperor starts aug fourteenth on d w. rock n roll a little. clump. plug sinful comes from condemned by the church. and all that evil feeling that you feel when you fight. your pastors of music are stoppable no one is more popular than jesus psalm book religious morality preachers subversive talkers battling with sound marketing potential by placing a warning label on music products. rock and religion a clash that brings many power levels to light. for the two really so irreconcilable. card the devil rock'n'roll starts aug nineteenth two w. . come up. the flames. play. this is deja vu news live from berlin police in belarus arresting journalists is this the beginning of a media crackdown among those arrested as d.w. freelance correspondent all your coffee his apartment in the capital minsk search for a number of hours d.w. has logs of protests with belarus isms past that are here in berlin also coming up . argentina's senate rejects a bill legalizing abortion it was a narrow v

itself i think that i work here in greece for twenty nine years and one more will make it thirty it's time to return home from work that i've been . given is now forty three he lives on center anybody's ball garion wife and their daughter who goes to school here. so doesn't he now call the island home. before he can answer even has to sit down to catch his breath. some waters have told. him not let me tell you why i want to go back to bog area. to work with all. of them one day i had to clean three rooms one after another you know just got off stage they stayed but i wasn't expecting to see my daughter at the hotel entrance. which of course doubles that she had arrived early with because her mother had dropped her off from there to meet my daughter knew which hotel i worked out at the g. approached me and stopped this but then she looked at me and saw i was bathed in sweat and was tired and she said papa is this your job. you carry suitcases and that other thing is the stuff that i looked at her and said yes my love why in that she would but copper is such hard work. she was six years

big question now is will germany be able to get similar deal or even best the one with its city in greece those are two press appoints for what is known as secondary migration those migrants who register elsewhere in europe and then come to germany ok because thanks for that turning to jaime in spain now what is the spanish perspective on this migrant return deal. well i think for spain especially for but there are signs that this is war. strategy i think that this is something that merkel in germany needed something to give to. in germany on the borders american government in germany. for spain if all the issues that are more important like mainly resources for them to manage the. war there your sense of want to address the situation in spain. agreement with america can work for the tyrant or and i'm sick of that right spain because they know that they are not going to manage to get to to germany or they go to germany that will be sent back to spain and it's not a very attractive country. for them to settle so for for maybe the asylum seekers that can be a deterrent which is going to com

more migrants arrive up until now than i have seen over the past entire year but also it's only in greece having their hopes set on that upcoming e.u. budget which appears to be heading towards compensating countries that bear the brunt of these figures of migrants actually over rising and in exchange potentially committing to taking migrants back then try to reach elsewhere and most prominently of course germany in europe talking about italy in greece germany of course seeking migrant return deals with those two countries as well. is the german government closer to getting those deals or the good government says that it's talking the interior minister says that he's talking but he also says that if he gets nowhere fast he will refer this up which means on to that european table of e.u. didas so the dermont chancellor is under pressure to make some headway here but also her interior minister who so pushed her on this migration issue and it's really up to those countries to say what they want to see on the table it's unlikely that a country like italy with such intense debate and such anti

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the risk of post-operative bleeding although he's frightened of general anesthesia because jan koller greece to go ahead with the operation. the surgeon makes a minor incision and pushes the lump back into the abdominal cavity. then he inserts a mesh with an opening for the spermatic cord to close up the hernia. dr baggage checks. hernia he's otherwise young in her. he said the minimally invasive surgery is unlikely to pose any major risks to foretell the advantage of this method is that you can assess the state of the interior of the abdomen so the surgical trauma and therefore the pain that might arise after the operation is pretty small. during the operation under general anesthesia three small incisions are made in odd leon's abdominal wall and the surgical instruments are inserted the hernia is visible on the monitor here too and mesh is used it's pushed into the abdominal cavity fire and discos and closes up a hernia from the inside. was open honey a surgery has also gone smoothly. of course i was very relieved to wake up again. it's silly to say but over fear that i had before has van

northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere and in the northern hemisphere they looked in france italy greece and spain the word from the best place was here in the south of spain in al mariya that you didn't find in other media is funny and. one line of research at the center is devoted to creating innovative instruments and example is carmen s. prime minister for a reactive terminus was an idea that arose at a scientific meeting in two thousand and eight where eleven international institutions agreed to create a device that could do what had never been possible in science before detect planets outside our solar system which my girth could potentially support life with i would argue that what on earth is the model of. color alto is also exceptionally productive it's the european center that generates the highest number of scientific publications that's things to on a get hot all and her colleagues. from this room she monitors the telescopes in the center during the night they become the eyes of scientists all over the world. will be left turn off some astronomers come here themselves or we f

does come with a price greece has been paying the price for numerous years austerity measures. structural reforms to the economy that's something that. could have been doing for years but he hasn't done and. we saw him for. we sold today as well stock markets around the world taking a hit because of what's happening in turkey but the real losses were in the stock markets of emerging economies and i'm thinking about brazil south africa is that where the real contagion danger is turkey as you said was seen as one of the shining examples of an emerging economy moving forward and now where it's you know rushing backwards right a substantial part of the contagion risk lies with an emerging economies because we've seen that that model before one one currency of the emerging market struggles investors tend to take their money out of other markets as well we've seen the south african rand tumble today ten percent down on last week we saw the mexican peso down today the indian rupee hit an all time low so yes there is the contagion risk there because investors feel their money is safely

had a tough time supporting greece remember when greece was in a crisis there was so-called trio there that came in the european commission the e.c.b. and the i.m.f. and they impose strict conditions and it doesn't look likely as of president everyone is going to accept conditions from anyone at the moment so that's unlikely i.m.f. basically same story and there you have the u.s. donald trump as the main factor behind i.m.f. funding that looks very unlikely either at present at least a difficult situation there now looking at the broader picture all the markets are recovering today and fresh data coming from germany is this enough to ease the fears. was really bright data. zero point five percent g.d.p. growth in the second quarter and that's more than expected and that's means that germany is steaming along one economist said it's a golden decade that's keeping on track but another guy warns another expert says you know even if the trade looming trade war with the u.s. is not yet visible in the data it's already a burden on the economy here in germany because you have businesses heade

room was a military power geared to waging war unlike in ancient greece to master. and sports in the roman empire were viewed solely as a means of military training any type of physical activity practiced as an end in itself was considered a sign of weakness and unmanly us. to improve his neuro work to strengthen his muscles by having the lead plates laid on his chest in the seclusion of the palace he practiced breathing exercises and wrote problems. have very little material disposal when it comes to judging the quality of. poetry for example. but the little we have indicates that nero was not on talented and that he must have achieved a certain level of artistic achievement. by no means as talented an artist as his biographers would have us believe. described voice as a pleasant low bass though he noted it lacked stamina. nero was evidently aware of this weakness since he called the most famous. court to give him. it was a carefree time for nero who indulge his pleasures with little interference from his advisors. agrippina deplored his artistic ambitions the gulf

is always better if to see all this money which flew to flew to greece. with the reform of conditions this has damaged the relationships between greece and the rest of europe so much. from the math fund in frankfurt thank you very much for your analysis and insights. thank you. to a potential financial crisis in another country the us has threatened a new round of economic sanctions against turkey as the escalating a diplomatic adek anomic dispute that has seen the lira plunge this after turkey's finance minister better has assured international investors that the country's banks are healthy and strong while the lyrics volatility is pushing investors to put their money in other currencies some are backing the president's call to do just the opposite convert dollars back to liras what seems to be an irrational thing to do becomes a no brainer when you sell it as a nationalist cause and with the idea of a common enemy the us. as the lira struggles at all time lows many turks are really in behind president everyone's calls to exchange us dollars for local cu

from greece to neighboring turkey the u.s. has threatened a new round of economic sanctions against turkey escalating a diplomatic and economic dispute that has seen deliver a plunge this after turkey's finance minister a bit out of iraq has assured international investors that the country's banks are healthy and strong when the lyrics volatility is pushing investors to put their money in other currencies some are backing the president's call to do just the opposite convert dollars back to lure us. as the lira struggles at all time lows many turks are really in behind president everyone's calls to exchange us dollars for local currency one is then bull restaurant to unseat upon his own novel scheme to rescue the lira. much the aim is to support the state and support the government therefore we launched a campaign to offer one portion of free fish and bread to anyone who converts one hundred dollars or more to. the restauranteur came up with the idea in partnership with a nearby foreign exchange office and the idea seems to be

coming to an answer is a happy one the head of the european stability mechanism said greece will be monitored more closely than other countries that have emerged from rescue programs in an interview with the german weekly. asserted the eurozone crisis is over as greece prepares for the official end of its bailout program on monday but people in greece have seen little benefit in fact many are much worse off than ever before one in five are still unemployed and a slight economic growth is little comfort for those who saw their pensions shrink to a minimum. fens in august while there's been much talk of an economic recovery there's not much of it to be seen on the streets then you make this crisis is far from over there are a lot of cuts and a lot of difficult years ahead for us to kick up us and then the situation hasn't improved and it won't change any time soon. i'll call mine if it's hard we're struggling to live on his family business has been here for forty years giving up is not an option for andy and that is june here he changed his business successfully joined the crisis from

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this is deja vu news still to come on this program greece prepares for the end of its balance of programs coming up next week but how much as a benefit of the country's people. plus filling job vacancies here in germany has attacked the us all labor shortage that more is free to. make your smart t.v. smarter than t w four smart t.v. . what you want when you want it up to do extraordinary in-depth decide what's on find out more that dot com smart t.v. . these creations should just brand the stink of all the column lock off an icon of the fashion world. look what do we really know about the man behind the dark shades what motivates him how does he think and feel private moments in the life of a great fashion designer business on smartphones. start september ninth w. look at it in. germany takes action to tackle an urgent lack of skilled workers new legislation will make it easier for non e.u. nationals to come to germany we'll tell you what the new conditions will be. also on the show european officials say the end of greece's two hundred billion euro bailout is a mile. stone but there are

here in germany the government says it has reached a migration deal with greece creases agreed to take back migrants who apply for asylum there and later turn up at germany's border with austria now the deal struck last night that affects migrants who tried to enter germany via the austrian german border and who have previously filed an asylum application in greece under the deal migrants can now be sent back to greece within forty eight hours the german government released no details details as to what greece would get in return the german government agreed a similar deal with spain last week and is working on one with italy. our chief political editor michelle joins us now for more on the story today michelle you know this agreement means germany can now send refugees back to greece how is it all supposed to work. well as you already mentioned it only really affects that border between austria and bavaria the german state of bavaria which is also where the german interior minister is from it's only a couple weeks ago that we saw him almost singlehandedly bring down on them ackles gov

news still to come on this program greece prepares for the end of its bell out program that's coming up on monday but hasn't benefited the country's people. plus filling job vacancies in germany as a tackles a major labor shortage all that much more straight ahead with the the universe. and. he takes it personally you already with all the wonderful people in stories that make the game so special. for all true fans oh my son. pick up more than football online. time for an upgrade. our furniture that grows old by. house with no roof. or design highlights you can make yourself. trends tips and tricks that will turn your home to something special. upgrade yourself with d. w's interior design channel on you tube. germany takes actions a tackle an urgent lack of skilled workers new legislation will make it easier for non e.u. nationals to come to germany we'll tell you what the new conditions will be for. and european officials say the end of greece's two hundred billion euro bailout is a milestone but the mood on the ground is more reticent we'll tell you why. it's time for business on d.

reached a migration deal with greece screes has agreed to take back migrants who apply for asylum there and later turn up at germany's border with austria now the deal was struck last night it affects migrants who try to enter germany via the austrian german border and who have previously filed an asylum application in greece under this deal migrants can now be sent back to greece within forty eight hours the german government releasing no d.t. details as to what greece would get in return germany agreed to a similar deal with spain last week it's working on another one with italy. we're turning now to the conflict in syria and the fate of one volunteer organization that has saved thousands of lives during the recent years of bloodshed there the white helmet says they're known have been operating in rebel held territories where a number of years now rescuing victims of the fighting and of government airstrikes syrian president bashar al assad calls them western sponsored propaganda tools to help terrorists wise the russian backed military gradually defeated rebel forces the danger confr

remembers the sixteen people who died when a river runs into crowds on lot on one year ago today but even greece gadhafi not the city at a time of heightened political tensions. passed a musical plea for harmony. ah. ah my mouth was. south africa's miyajima youth orchestra marks hundred years since nelson mandela does the book with a tour of europe just one of the vibrant a song moves taking part in merlin's young hero classic festival. band. hello and welcome i'm. we start in southern india where the death toll from catastrophic flooding has more than doubled the chief minister of the state of canada announced that three hundred twenty four people have died in what he called the worst flooding. in one hundred. one with a quarter of a million people have lost their homes and are living in relief camps carola is a popular tourism destination known for its beaches the state is hit by monsoons every year but this year rains have been unusually heavy. because following that story for us from delhi sonia what's the situation like this even in the flood affected areas how does one explain the sadness

european officials think beyond of greece two hundred billion euro bailout is a milestone but the mood on the ground is more reticent we'll tell you why. this news update i'm funny for char here in brawl that german companies say all. lack of workers is costing the country thirty fillion europe's a year in g.d.p. now the german government is sad it will make it easier for non international's to come here to work to fill the gaps in the future people will be able to come to germany without a job offer if they are properly qualified until now that rule has only applied to do so with a university degree people will be chosen on the basis of their age and german language abilities businesses want more workers especially in health care on the tray it's now the lack of qualified because this is especially critical in the geriatric care sector where they are thirty thousand vacancies nationwide that means you know to quit care for the old really on top of the workload for those who currently nurse them as germans are getting older the problem will get worse and that's why the government hopes

the bus it even greece could not unite the city at times of heightened political tension. just a musical pleat the harmony. dot. com. south africa's neology use the orchestra mocks hundred years since nelson mandela as bus with a tour of europe there just one of the vibrant a song was taking pasta in bolland's a young girl classic festival. kind of a woman will continue i'm under thought she might thank you very much for company. the death toll from catastrophic flooding in the indian state of co has more than doubled overnight the chief minister of kerala announced three hundred twenty four people have been confirmed dead in what he called the last floods in one hundred yes one was a quarter of a million people have lost their homes as rescuers scramble to evacuate residents to emergency relief camps. help from above. as in many other regions the indian air force has been evacuating residents of tourists who are who fled to the rubes. many others remain trapped by the high waters which are submerging almost the entire southwestern state of carolina emergency shelters have