How 7 year old paint to me cut you know a car is making a splash in the art world and. Why the irish girl wait is the European Capital of culture this year. If you like to take a cold shower in the morning or have accidentally turned on the cold water then you know it feels like minus 10 degrees but of course its a bit warm hearty wouldnt sweat most go into the water so when its just a ball freezing we thought that would be a nice challenge for field as youre a max report to max merit in our series quirky customs she travels to not in finland where and i see swim is very popular in winter. This town in northern finland is playing host to a frosty race in the icy water its minus 12 degrees celsius outside but the locals take to the water as if it was summer. Like on the customs let me tell you in a super bowl of in finland and today im taking part in ice winning championships the feelings trust me they are absolutely bonkers. Arrived the day before the race in order to get ready for thi
Its north rhinewestphalia oldest and biggest city and the hub of the arts. The rhine is the lifeline of the city. Only from the east side of the rhine do you get a clear view of the citys left mark. The cologne cathedral. Anyone planning a sightseeing tour in cologne should pace themselves very well in addition to the cathedral there are 12 romanesque churches about 70 theatres many musical venues over 40 breweries in all pariah 9 city museums and of course carnival so i would say winter blues dont stand a chance in cologne. The Instagram Museum guarantees a good time with the focus of the visitors themselves. A visit to colognes. On the ground is a journey into the distant past. And if your blood sugar is running low these local sweets to pick you up. Cologne cathedral. On a street i feel a small as an atoms when i look up at this building its 157 meters high. Construction began and 1248 almost 800 years ago all of europe at that time was building churches. Every self respecting bisho
Merkels designated successor and party leader on the grid from common bower stepped down the power struggle to succeed or is now in full swing our topic today fiasco in for india will the f. T. Destroyed merkels legacy. Is. Going to. Run on a hill thanks for joining us on to the point and welcome to our guests Matthew Carney is chief correspondent for the us magazine politico he believes the f. T. Hasnt destroyed americas legacy the f. T. Is americas legacy what happened in the regio offers a glimpse of the chaos that lies ahead for germanys political system and great to have derek scally with us he is correspondent for the irish times and he says german politics is finally enter the 21st century but its been all the titians are too naive or scared to notice. And of a welcome to vent alina fun to plato she writes for the economist and she believes fragmenting politics and strong extremes are up ending germanys traditional parties with the social democrats in even worse shape than medic
Friday as the u. S. Criticizes beijing for its response. Plus families torn apart by war d. W. Speaks with a refugee from syria who left his family behind in mortal danger. And germany continues to mark 75 years and see the allied bombing of dresden one of the most controversial attacks of world war 2 the german president led public tributes honoring the 10s of thousands were killed and also as urged germans today to stand up against the far right extremists. Are brian thomas a very warm welcome to our program today the annual Munich Security Conference kicks off in a few hours bringing together some 35 heads of state and government but as they prepare for a show of unity they. New uncertainties about the wests role on the International Stage with fears growing about the depth of dangerous commitment to collective defense its biggest member has been putting on a show of strikes. The biggest deployment of u. S. Military might to europe in a quarter century is heading this way for nato a
A growing scale global trade doesnt always make sense. In todays world goods and services are traded between countries and continents on an unprecedented scale as globalization is credited with boosting Economic Growth free trade is a big honor for the corporations and benefits millions of people around the world but the price for that prosperity say critics is paid by the poor and nowhere is that more visible than in africa. 54 percent of the continents workforce relies on the Agricultural Sector but cheap and often subsidized goods brought in from asia and europe a swamping domestic markets causing prices to plummet. Over 120000 tons of tomato products enter ghana annually thats a 95. 00 fold increase since imports began in 1996 and that boom is taking its toll on local producers. Tomatoes they could be garners red to gold the soil is ideal and they can cultivated in the country for decades yet ghanas tomato factories now stand empty and farmers are opting to leave the country. There