Floods swept through the capital. Sarah i am sarah harman, good to have you. Air berlin has filed for bankruptcy. That comes after its major shareholder with drew financial support. Etienne said it has no confidence the struggling german carrier can survive. Reporter air berlin had been a growing crisis, piling up the debt in excess of one billion euros. The Airline Posted repeated losses following a series of takeovers. It filed for bankruptcy after its carrier said it would no longer provide further financial support. That is not surprised me as well. Everyone knew that air berlin was not doing well. I am thinking about the poor people that work at air berlin. What will happen to them . It is sad news. I hope they find a solution, because i love air berlin. Reporter the government will provide a bridging loan to keep flights going for the next three months. This decision will ensure that business can continue so that Flight Operations do not have to be terminated. Air berlin has announced ticket reservations will remain valid and air berlin and schedules will not be affected. In addition, customers can still book future flights. Reporter but the government will not be bailing out the airline. Air berlin has said it would be overseeing the insolvency on its own without any administrator. Meanwhile, rival carrier lufthansa has expressed interest in taking over parts of air berlin, including staff. It will be encouraging news to the air berlin workforce, which numbers about 8500. Sarah lets get more from hobby air javier at our business desk. What went wrong for air berlin . The European Airline market has changed a lot and they are defining themselves. We have lowcost carriers that are cheap and try to lower costs. And then you have traditional carriers like lufthansa or British Airways or air france. In the middle we had air berlin, but never decided what they wanted to be. I did not want to be a lowcost carrier. But they cannot afford to have a Premium Service for premium passengers. The decisions they made cut costs and were cheap and or not good for the premium customer, or offered services that were good for the premium customer, but not cheap for the budget customers. In the end, they left with no one. In order to understand what happened, it is important to see the history of air berlin because they bought Different Airlines but never integrated them successfully. I brought a piece so you can see exactly what i mean. The berlinbased airline took off in 1978 as a charter company. The first one flew to mallorca. Then it became an official airline carrier. Five years later, it was germanys secondbiggest airline, after lufthansa. In 2006, they launched their ipo in frankfurt. Then, they made various purchases. But apparently they got too carried away. Since 2008, air berlin has consistently been in the red. The crash began when the old boss left the company. In 2011, the new ceo formed an alliance with Abu Dhabis Etihad , which owned a stake in the british in that in the german airline. No one was able to gain control of the companys nosedive, despite austerity and improvement measures. In 2015, air berlin suffered losses of 450 billion euros. Etihad flooded the company with infusions of capital, but that did not help. There were canceled flights and they continue to lose customers. Now, etihad has pulled the plug and air berlin makes its final descent into insolvency. Javier a lot of alliances, mergers, and it is not getting better. Sarah it is a twisted path. Before air berlin disappears, the government is getting a loan. Why alone and not a bailout . Javier the interest of the government German Government is not the company, but to ensure german travelers can complete their holidays this year. It is as simple as that. Just enough to continue operations during the Holiday Season so no one has to interrupt or cancel their vacation. Sarah meanwhile, air berlins planes are still flying . Javier they are still flying. But services are bad, luggage gets lost, it is mismanaged, even though it has little money right now. It is not the best experience. Sarah everyone i have spoken to has some air berlin horror story. But air berlin is germanys secondbiggest airline. What does it mean for the industry in general . Javier it is a hit for german passengers because they will have less choices. In the Airline Industry it is important to remember air berlin is part of a world alliance. They have a lot of partners and cochair partners, such as British Airways. So that alliance, will have to rethink its strategy and look to the future without one of its most important partners. Sarah a big day for the airlines. Thank you for your insights. Iranian president is on ronnie rouhani one step impose sanctions. They wanted to revive the Program Within hours. This, despite a 2015 deal with world powers that limited c sarad wait and see what actions the u. S. Takes in the region first. U. S. Defends sigrid secretary jim mattis said the u. S. Would intercept any missiles going to guam, and any attack on the island would be considered a declaration of war. Joining us now for more analysis from vienna, the former head of verification and Security Policy coordination at the International Atomic energy agency. Thank you for being with us. The threat of a Missile Launch near guam has been one of kim jonguns most serious provocations. Do think he is backing down now, and if so, why . [indiscernible] i do not think it is a matter of backing down. I think north korea was issuing threats to attract attention than response from the u. S. Side. Some have mistakenly perceived this to be a backing down. If you look at the statement from the dprk, theyre waiting to see how the u. S. Will respond. Sarah if it is not a backing down, what is it . What is in it for them . I do not think attacking guam or any part of the u. S. Was ever in the cards of the north koreans. This was merely a matter of raising the ante to get americans to negotiate directly with them. It has always been their objective to sit down with americans to negotiate directly, as they have done in the past. Sarah china is now banning north korean imports. Do you think those measures will be enough to compel pyongyang to curb its Weapons Development . Tariq thus far, u. N. And other International Sanctions have not affect did behavior change in north korea. If we look at the record of sanctions, in changing the nature of countries regarding nuclear programs, there has never been a single success. Israel, pakistan, north korea, it is not changed their policies because of sanctions. Sarah lets go back to the issue of iran. We heard the iranian president threatening to start his countries his countrys nuclear program. Are they really considering going back to square one and hitting the restart button . [indiscernible] tariq in my view, i think iranians would be badly advised to unilaterally break out of the comprehensive plan of action. Thus far it has been working properly. Iran would be well advised to continue to fully implement the nuclear deal. Without that, it will lose the support of the european union, the french, germans, europeans and others who seem to be pushing back against the trump administrations attempts to break out of the nuclear deal. Thank you for your analysis, former head of verification and Security Policy coordination at the iaea in vienna. Nowhere are these sorts of tensions more stark than on the border region were north and south korea meet. Our reporter has been there. He sent us this report. Reporter this fence forms part of the most militarized border in the world. Behind at liza river, and on the other shore, is north korea. It does not get much more frontline than this. For the villagers of hwasong, the frontline is home. He has been living here 43 years. She knows across the border live koreans just like her. And yet, they are worlds apart. Some people here used to even have family in the north, long ago. Of course, they miss them. They would like to see them, and they have been hoping for that to happen for so long. I wish we could all meet each other as free people. Reporter she is not alone. A train once connected north and south. Today, people express their hope on colored ribbons, hope for a country that is not separated by barb dwyer by barbed wire. We are all the same people. I am heartbroken when i think about the people in north korea. I wish for a unified korea. So we can live together peacefully. It is hard for me to talk about this. When i think about the situation, i always feel like crying. Reporter the railway across that bridge leads right into north korea. No train has crossed the border in almost 10 years, but the newly elected president wants to start talks with the north that might one day lead to resuming crossborder train services. Even though in the current situation, nothing seems more unlikely. In her home close to the border, she often thinks about her grandchildren. She wishes they could grow up in a united korea. But she has no illusions about the current reality. I think it will not happen at this point. My motherinlaw lived here all her life and it did not happen. Unification is not something that is easy to achieve. Reporter and so the fence remains between the residence of hwasong and their neighbors. It neighbors they will likely never meet. Sarah you are watching dw news. Coming up, the latest on finding survivors in sierra leone after devastating flooding and mudslides hit the capital of freetown. Sarah that story, plus the business news, coming up next on dw. Sarah welcome back, you are watching dw news. Germanys secondbiggest airline, air berlin, has filed for bankruptcy. They told investors there was no ability to move forward once etihad withdrew support. Lufthansa considers a partial takeover. The president of sierra leone says the country needs urgent support after severe mudslides and flooding in the town of freetown. Many people were killed when a hillside collapsed. Military has been deployed. Severe storms are common during the rainy season in freetown, but they normally do not have such a devastating impact. Hundreds more are still missing and the death toll is expected to rise. As the death toll rises, the grim task of recovering bodies has begun. Many victims were buried alive as their homes collapsed. Many were carried away by the river, even out to sea. We are coming out to see how to exhume those ones that have are even buried. And take them to the mortuary and perhaps give them a burial. Reporter mortuarys struggling to cope with the flooding, aid workers are worried about the risk of disease. Contamination is an issue we worry about, cholera. We look at the children, who can be particularly vulnerable. Reporter intense heat is making rescue if rescue efforts more difficult. Thousands have been left homeless and the final number of victims will not be known for some time yet. Sarah india is marking 70 years of independence from British Colonial rule. The anniversary is a celebration, but brings painful memories of partition, when they were separated into muslim majority pakistan, and hindu majority india. They outline their vision for the country. Reporter a traditional guard of honor. The Prime Minister made a bold vision. Amid the pageantry of the 17 century fort in the capital, Narendra Modi vowed to protect the country from separations. At sea or on land, in cyberspace or outer space, india is capable of providing any type of security for itself, and of diminishing the confidence of anyone wishing to harm the country. Reporter 70 years ago, history was made. Indias first Prime Minister marked india gaining independence from British Colonial rule. India will awake to life and freedom, he said. Following in his footsteps, modi saw to raise the same confidence. Together, we will create an india free of terrorism, clan rivalry, and caste injustice. We will create an india where there is no compromise on corruption and nepotism. Independence coincided with partition of the subcontinent, creating pakistan and india, and decades of conflict. At the border today there was a pause in that acrimony. Indian soldiers offering suites to their counterparts, a gesture that symbolizes efforts to soothe efforts between these neighbors. Sarah javi is back with more business and good news for the u. S. Economy. Er the closely watched u. S. Retail sales are out and they saw the biggest jump in more than half the year last month as consumers bought more cars and spending on nonessential items like vacations. Retail sales were up 0. 6 . That points to an economy humming along as they try to dodge whether the u. S. Federal reserve will raise Interest Rates again in december. Consuming Consumer Spending accounts for 2 3 of spending. Lets take a closer look at the figures with our financial correspondent. Yet another figure showing us a Strong Economy in the united states. Investors are looking at that. Can we expect an ongoing rally . Investors at this point seem to be slightly more optimistic after a lot of terrible and concerning news, and the turmoil that followed here on wall street. These sales figures of certainly helped because they paint a broader picture of an economy gaining momentum. American consumers are the driving force of the american economy. These numbers show they are showing signs of life. But it could also mean rising Interest Rates. Now, investors are waiting for this to change. There could be rate hikes. Javier speaking of terrible news, we saw two more ceos resign. Is this to be seen as an isolated incident, or is support for donald trump dwindling . Sophie ceos now more than ever are facing a tough decision whether or not they have to save face their clients and shareholders of the president. Trump reacted with an insulting tweet, calling the ceo who had left a bad spender. For the rest of the ceos on the council, it is now or never. If none of the events of the last month made them reconsider their role, they will have to endure whatever comes next. The ceo of ford has expressed concern regarding trumps immigration policy. But many other companies did not comment at all. Javier thank you very much for the analysis. We are now taking a look at the German Economy on this side of the pond. Germany grew 0. 6 between april and june, a little less than expected. According to the federal statistics office, it dropped the expansion we have seen recently. Economic growth is a driven by strong Household Spending and more government spending. Despite the disappointing numbers, germany will probably still post its eighth Consecutive Year of growth since Strong Business Confidence has selected the strength of the German Economy. Not long ago, every Space Mission we heard of seemed to be from nasa. Now the private sector is offering alternatives. Spacex successfully launched another resupply mission monday. The falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral on its way to the International Space station. It contained nearly three tons of research, including a supercomputer, 20 mice, and ice cream for the iss crew. That is all from the business desk. Sarah ever since last julys failed coup in turkey, some 22 german nationals have been arrested there. Nine of them are still in prison. One is a journalist. Her work was published by organizations seen as having socialist and prokurdish leanings. She was detained earlier this year and now faces allegations of spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization, as well as membership in a terrorist group. Reporter the womens prison in istanbul, camera teams are not wanted. She has been locked up, waiting trial since may. She is a german citizen. Her father has been here every monday since her arrest. He is only allowed to visit her once a week. They have destroyed our lives and created massive problems for us. Mesale is the daughter of a guest worker. She was born in germany, study there, and opted for a german passport rather than assuming germanturkish citizenship. She has worked as a radio journalist and translator for a leftist news agency. Her husband was a member of the prokurdish opposition party. He was arrested in early april. A further shock on the night of april 20, armed police stormed to their house in istanbul. They ransacked the apartment and arrested mesale and her two and a half year old son was given to neighbors. Her father took things into his own hands. He managed to get his grandson to join his mother mesale in jail. He informed the german consulate of of her arrest. Something they should have done, because it involves a german citizen. He thinks his daughter is being used as a bargaining chip in the estranged germanturkish relations. I am not expecting anything from the Turkish Court because the trial will not be fair. Reporter despite being in prison for more than three months, he says mesale has not lost her optimism. She said, when i am out again, i will continue to write as a journalist and continue translating. Reporter she said, i am not guilty, i will keep writing, even if the government does not like it, we will keep doing it. Her lawyer is planning a defense, a lawyer and friend. The trial is due to take place in october. Prosecutors are demanding a sentence of 15 years for supporting terror and being a member of the terrorist organization mlkp, as well as attending a memorial for leftist fighters in 2015. They say it is a farce and a political prosecution. Sarah that is dw news. You are uptodate, thank you for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] is made possible by. Croplife america. And its Member Companies and associations in the Crop Protection industry including the American FarmBureau Foundation for agriculture. More information at agfoundation. Org. Sacramentos proud to be americas farm to fork capital visit farmtofork. Com im rob stewart. Research to improve crops benefits not only consumers like you but farmers in the farflung corners of the world. 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