we'll continue by strolling through loop expressed of lee decorated old town it's been declared a unesco world heritage site. the town hall dates back to the 13th century altered over the centuries it's. jim binds a variety of architectural styles just across the way i grab the chance to treat myself to the taste of christmas which is available in many shapes and sizes. mars upin is known the world over need a go is probably the most famous manufacturer. the building also houses a small mars opinions. here you can learn all sorts of things about the history of mars upin and the need to eg a family business founded over 200 years ago. wow these are really intricate works of art and they've all been made from mars a pair i'd like to try my hand at that. hello i'm look us. hi i'm barbara have you ever done this i know never it's not hard 1st to roll it into a ball. this mission a bit like making a snowball yes like a snowball most of mine looks different yours looks more like an egg. i'm not yet finished. what are we making a cat with the santa hat. now i need to pull into a pear shape. and

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is a unesco world heritage site and a popular photo motif but the devils return is controversial. catholic associations are angry about the statue. persisting a building a statue depicting evil of all things which the devil represents is an insult so yeah of course in this case itself it's the work. which is why we have to defend ourselves but we must protest against this because we have to choose not to remain silent. as collective fantasies of signatures and launched appeals into courts but so far in vain to term and to continue their fight against the devil of the city to start you still looks on from above she knew me by a long view tension. and that's all we have time for today we have war stories from across europe on our home page d.w. dot com please don't forget to join us next week for another edition of full on europe thanks for watching take care and going back. i'm not often catholic and i guess sometimes i am but i said nothing which could. have been fixed even for german culture looking at the stereotype clad in his sink estates in the country by not playing. the pia

in 2015 hedge won a grammy for his album of winds of some sorrow he's been named a unesco ambassador for kindness but he has another passion beethoven especially his symphony number 6 the pastoral symphony which pays homage to nature the pastoral is a composition which i absolutely admired somewhere in the back of my mind for many many years it's always been there to try to you know make my own word of it are trying to viewed it in my own way and everyone. simply because this would be like pretty much the mother of all compositions when it comes to nature you just in time for this anniversary year wrote his own version of beethoven's pastoral symphony for a traditional indian ensemble. expressed . myself through indian music so that's why when i had to express myself through be dylan's pastoral and mind you i do not make of aversions of songs very often in fact it's extremely there but in this case it was very very natural for me to do it . was with his pastoral project he wants to take a stand for nature since india has huge environmental concerns starting with the air pollution mit

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that heritage has outstanding value to humanity as defined by unesco before the pandemic it brought tourism vital income but tourism brought unregulated developments like it's towers which goodies value is eroding this neighborhood is emblematic of the problems facing. you can see that breeze block extension over there completely out of keeping with its surroundings this ancient family home has been almost destroyed after a tower collapsed and that's how it's being rebuilt by the government but locals tell me that the quality of their work pales in comparison to the majestic craftsmanship of their ancestors. george's heritage agency admits the work has been in authentic but it also blames locals for illegal construction where you have fun rights campaigners say the responsibility for protecting this unique culture must be shed and is in danger and he definitely needs the attention of the state no one else is responsible for our material cultural and spiritual heritage it's the responsibility of the country and its people. until then sons are taking matters into their own hands. gear's tower

and warlord police to have 2 years libyan national army l in a letter to unesco to puts abroad and 4 others on its list of endangered world heritage sites so brought to was controlled by forces loyal to have to during his failed military campaign to capture the capital but the tripoli based government retook the city in april yeah. unfortunately the city of subprocess has seen several armed conflicts in the last decade the ruins were hit during the fighting but thank god there was only minor damage to the theater. but now brought as crown jewel a 5000 seat theater has survived and stands 3 stories tall built by the romans nearly 2000 years ago it's a testament to the history and culture this country on the southern shores of the mediterranean has official here they thousands of foreign tourists use the come and visit but the years long conflict and political divisions have had a devastating impact on a 3rd of them sector. and of course there's also the pandemic for now besides a few local families heritage sites like this remain for the most part abandoned but some still come. we liv

states and had already destroyed 80 percent of the blue mountains national park the park is part of a unesco world heritage area and home to the country's most genetically diverse population of koalas. pretty heartbreaking to say especially once you get to know koalas you know we give them names who go volunteers that come out to help track them where we had to we were really lucky that we got in and got some out before the fires that had radio collars on them and say all but 2 we've got one koala on the on burnt side we hope is still here and then one that we had to lay down in the area he was too far and it would be an all day just to get one koala and we got 4 or 5 that day so we really came to get it and see how he's doing but knowing there's so many through here and now it's such an important population that's nationally significant yet without any help or a king to watch it happen. the researchers real mission is to devise strategies to help protect the species from possible extinction but instead she finds herself giving 1st aid to animals that have escaped the flames. yeah. down a bi

i'm in vienna the capital of austria historic old town is a unesco world heritage site. it's highlights include st stephen's cathedral and the imperial palace. i'm in vienna today for a very special reason and 2020 music lovers around the world are celebrating the 250th anniversary of lucy from beethoven's birth. who was born and born but spent most of his life in vienna. he lived here for over 3 decades and wrote his masterpieces today i want to see how visible loopy from beethoven still is in vienna what makes the. cities so attractive to musicians and why was the beatles in so restless i mean during his time here he moved on average once a year as you can see have a lot of questions that need answering one day in vienna following the footsteps of the great people from. off course we will give you an overview of the sights to see in vienna. and the killing there is specialties for which the city is famous. in addition we will show you how big this being on earth in his native. one of the top addresses for music lovers in vienna is the sound museum how still music it's

. >>> unesco decided to add traditional japanese techniques used in wooden architecture with intangible culture heritage list. the committee discussed nominations for the list and reached a decision in an online panel meeting thursday. the new listing comprises 17 traditional craftsmanship techniques and skills crucial for preserving important cultural structures. they include plastering, to finish walls with layers of mud or plaster. other skills cited are thatching, which is widely used for roofs of traditional structures, and lacquer painting. all the techniques have been handed down and developed since ancient times. they enable natural materials to be used to build and maintain structures that are resistant to earthquakes and typhoons. the structural craftsmanship becomes japan's 22nd listing, joining japanese washi paper and japanese cuisine in attaining intangible cultural heritage status. >>> some of the brightest minds in design are turning dubai into an architectural playground one year later than expected. the delay 2020 expo is an opportunity to show how design can bring peo

in 2015 kedge won a grammy for resolve on the winds of some sorrow he's been named a unesco ambassador for kindness but he has another passion beethoven especially his symphony number 6 the pastoral symphony which pays homage to nature the pastoral is a composition which i absolutely admired somewhere in the back of my mind for many many years it's always been there tried to you know make my own word of it or try to view it in my own way and everyone. simply because this would be like pretty much the mother of all compositions when it comes to nature you are just in time for this anniversary year wrote his own version of beethoven's pastoral symphony for a traditional indian ensemble. expressed . myself through indian music so that's why when i had to express myself through video in space really in my new i do not make of aversions of songs very often in fact it's extremely there but in this case it was very very natural for me to do it . was with his pastoral project he wants to take a stand for nature since india has huge environmental concerns starting with the air pollution mitigat

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grand ensemble of 5 museums on the island was in dire need of redevelopment but also on the list of unesco world heritage sites. there was no other way but to renovate modernize recreate and rearrange the museum island turned into a major construction site with laman increasingly becoming the main architect for the country's cultural landscape. in $99.00 the museum directors all agreed on the master plan for the museum island which is still in effect today where there was order so yes surely that's also been my influence we could construct the noir small sambo museum an altar not so nagasaki according to schedule without stretching our budget on. the newest museum is the heart of this big scale renovation project during the 2nd world war it had been damaged and parts of it were destroyed architects david chipperfield reconstructed the museum. show pieces the so-called nubian room decorated with motifs romantic. architect to the pression king in the mid 19th century. limon would show this room to every person he was hoping to win over the support. it's a beautiful room the proportions are g

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aspinall's farm is located near one of the main hiking trails in mt just spiraling national park it's a unesco world heritage site. i think the broncos wide allison sells ice cream of the spread so from a food truck here the family are trying to move into a better economic position. on about what. is right timing as coming there are more constraints environmentally and really just liason and things so i just looking advice to an alternative and common yes this is just a really small stash towards the. law i'm from the breath taking mountain regions of new zealand is a major export the government wants to cut meat and emissions from livestock by 10 percent by 2030 otherwise farmers will face penalties but how is this supposed to happen randall asks a c d y m says she use elance farmers are already producing in an ecologically sustainable way that would be hard to find anywhere else in the world. the fortress is gone for about a little but people not trying to run as we should because i can do as well as like them and a bit more into qualitative is quite a bit more work and. if you quality of pa

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while longer among the history rich buildings of the museum island which by the way is listed as a unesco world heritage site. bridge connecting the free time and cards bird neighborhoods is a good place to wind up my corona summer day and. just sometimes berlin makes it hard to believe that we're in the middle of a pandemic the city's unique spirit remains unchanged. our next destination was huddled barack. a centuries old bridge below. and chanting old town in between. and a romantic castle altogether they make for one of germany's most popular destinations. i start by climbing the so-called philosopher's path following in the footsteps of long gone students and scholars from heidelberg university today local people and visitors alike take this path. from the top to get the best view of the city. i live where it is very high up on the to do list for anyone visiting germany this summer though the coronavirus and them it has kept many travelers away what does that mean for locals and for tourists like me do manage to come what's the city like without the masses of visitors that's. i doubt

while longer among the history rich buildings of the museum island which by the way is listed as a unesco world heritage site. the overwhelmed bridge connecting the free time and cards byrd neighborhoods is a good place to wind up my corona summer day and. sometimes berlin makes it hard to believe that we're in the middle of a pandemic the city's unique spirit remains unchanged. our next destination was heidelberg. a centuries old bridge below. and enchanting old town in between. and a romantic castle altogether they make for one of germany's most popular destinations. and start by climbing the so-called philosopher's path following in the footsteps of long gone students and scholars from heidelberg university today local people and visitors alike take this path. from the top to get the best view of the city. how work is very high up on the to do list for anyone visiting germany this summer though the coronavirus pandemic has kept many travelers away what does that mean for locals and for tourists like me do manage to come what's the city like without the masses of visitors that's. i doub

grand ensemble of 5 museums on the island was in dire need of redevelopment but also on the list of unesco world heritage sites. there was no other way but to renovate modernize recreate and rearrange the museum island turned into a major construction site with laman increasingly becoming the main architect for the country's cultural landscape. in $99.00 the museum directors all agreed on the master plan for the museum island which is still in effect today with airbus order so yes surely that's also been my influence we could construct the noice more sam boredom with sam an outer not so nagasaki according to schedule without stretching our budget on. the newest museum is the heart of this big scale renovation project during the 2nd world war it had been damaged and parts of it were destroyed architects david chipperfield reconstructed the museum. show pieces the so-called nubian room decorated with a teeth romantic. architect to the pression king in the mid 19th century. a man would share this room to every person he was hoping to win over the support. it's a beautiful room the proportions

states and had already destroyed 80 percent of the blue mountains national park the park is part of a unesco world heritage area and home to the country's most genetically diverse population of koalas. pretty heartbreaking to say especially once you get to know koalas you know we give them names who go volunteers that come out to help track them where we had to we were really lucky that we got in and got some out before the fires that had radio collars on them and say all but 2 we've got one koala on the on burnt side we hope are still here and then one that we had to lay down in the area he was too far and it would be an all day just to get one and we got 4 or 5 that day so we really came to get it and see how he's doing but knowing there's so many through here and now it's such an important population that's nationally significant it's yet been utterly heartbreaking to watch it happen. the research is real mission is to devise strategies to help protect the species from possible extinction but instead she finds herself giving 1st aid to animals that have escaped the flames. yeah. down a bi

grand ensemble of 5 museums on the island was in dire need of redevelopment but also on the list of unesco world heritage sites. there was no other way but to renovate modernize recreate and rearrange the museum island turned into a major construction site with laman increasingly becoming the main architect for the country's cultural landscape. in $99.00 the museum directors all agreed on the master plan for the museum island which is still in effect today with airbus order so yes surely that's also been my influence we could construct the noice most sam border museum an outer not so nagasaki according to schedule without stretching our budget on. the newest museum is the heart of this big scale renovation project during the 2nd world war it had been damaged and parts of it were destroyed architects david chipperfield reconstructed the museum it showed pieces the so-called nubian room decorated with my teeth romantic witty by friedrich. architect to the pression king in the mid 19th century. lehmann would share this room to every person he was hoping to win over the support . it's a beauti

the spanish capital madrid and aqueducts and built by the romans as one of the city's monuments and a unesco world heritage site now legend has it that one residents made a pact with the devil centuries ago after years and years the devil has returned to segovia and just like a regular tourist he couldn't resist the temptation of taking a selfie in front of the city's most famous monuments. but little grinning bronzed devil sits perched on a wall high above the city narcissistically taking selfies in front of the world famous acquittal. which according to legend was built by the devil the statues created by schools are unto you and bill are almost 2 years ago. that there were doctors 2000 years old different while mobile phones are only a few years old. timeless being an imagineer devil coming to see if you are proud of his work and nowadays of course he has a mobile phone with him and if they like everyone else it will work but think that if. in fact the statue refers to a legend in order to use a young girl's heavy burden when fetching water the devil offered her to build a water line in j

human rights council unesco the vienna agreement on the iranian nuclear program. and also the paris agreement. to preserve the integrity so here you have china acting inside the united nations not to create programs or new initiatives but to gain legitimacy and defend itself support basically to avoid anything that goes against its own particular interests that's not new but other countries do the same thing. but given the size of china and the sometimes contrary nature of the interests they protect that makes it more. serious it was and they are faced with the united states who is number one reflexes if we don't like the way the instrument works we break it off i'm sure. the world health organization is indeed a pawn in continuing tensions between china and the united states it has also come under attack from various sides during the biggest pandemic so far this century in addition to mass casualties large parts of the global population have had to endure restrictions and even curfews what could the w.h.o. have done better. one of several big questions that will

grand ensemble of 5 museums on the island was in dire need of redevelopment but also on the list of unesco world heritage sites. there was no other way but to renovate modernize recreate and rearrange the museum island turned into a major construction site with laman increasingly becoming the main architect for the country's cultural landscape. in $99.00 the museum directors all agreed on the master plan for the museum island which is still in effect today with airbus order so yes surely that's also been my influence as we could construct the noice most sam bottom was sam an altar not so nagasaki according to schedule without stretching our budget on. the newest museum is the heart of this big scale renovation project during the 2nd world war it had been damaged and parts of it were destroyed architects david chipperfield reconstructed the museum show pieces the so-called nubian room decorated with my teeth romantic. architect to the pression king in the mid 19th century. lehman would show this room to every person he was hoping to win over fist the port. it's a beautiful room the proporti

states and had already destroyed 80 percent of the blue mountains national park the park is part of a unesco world heritage area and home to the country's most genetically diverse population of koalas. pretty heartbreaking to say especially once you get to know koalas you know we give them names who go volunteers that come out to help track them where we had that we were really lucky that we got in and got some out before the fires that had radio collars on them and so all but 2 we've got one koala on the on burnt side we hope is still here and then one that we had to lay down in the area he was too far and it would be an all day just to get one koala and we got 4 or 5 that day so we really came to get it and see how he's doing but knowing there's so many through here and now it's such an important population that's nationally significant yet we're not really happy i came to watch it happen. the research is real mission is to devise strategies to help protect the species from possible extinction but instead she finds herself giving 1st aid to animals that have escaped the flames. yeah. down

while longer among the history rich buildings of the museum island which by the way is listed as a unesco world heritage site. below about the bridge connecting the fritters time and cards bird neighborhoods is a good place to wind up my corona summer day and berlin. sometimes berlin makes it hard to believe that we're in the middle of a pandemic the city's unique spirit remains unchanged. our next destination was titled barack. a centuries old bridge below. and chanting old town in between. and a romantic nasa all of them all together they make for one of germany's most popular destinations. i start by climbing the so-called philosopher's power following in the footsteps of long gone students and scholars from heidelberg university today local people and visitors alike to this town. from the top to get the best view of the city. however it is very high up on the to do list for anyone visiting germany this summer though 2 the coronavirus pandemic has kept many travelers away what does that mean for locals and for tourists who like me do manage to come what's the city like without the mass

while longer among the history rich buildings of the museum island which by the way is listed as a unesco world heritage site. the obama bridge connecting the free time and cards burg neighborhoods is a good place to wind up my corona summer day in berlin. sometimes berlin makes it hard to believe that we're in the middle of a pandemic the city's unique spirit remains unchanged. our next destination was heidelberg. a centuries old bridge below. and chanting the old town in between. and a romantic castle altogether they make for one of germany's most popular destinations. i start by climbing the so-called philosophers power following in the footsteps of long gone students and scholars from heidelberg university today local people and visitors alike to this town. from the top to get the best view of the city. how work is very high up on the to do list for anyone visiting germany this summer though the coronavirus pandemic has kept many travelers away what does that mean for locals and for tourists who like me do manage to come what's the city like without the masses of visitors let's. i dou

grand ensemble of 5 museums on the island was in dire need of redevelopment but also on the list of unesco world heritage sites. there was no other way but to renovate modernize recreate under rearrange the museum island turned into a major construction site with laman increasingly becoming the main architect for the country's cultural landscape. in $99.00 the museum directors all agreed on a master plan for the museum island which is still in effect today with airbus order so yes surely that's also been my clothes we could construct the noice more sam border museum an ultra not so nagasaki according to schedule without stretching our budget on. the newest museum is the heart of this big scale renovation project during the 2nd world war it had been damaged and parts of it were destroyed architects david chipperfield reconstructed the museum it's showpieces the so-called nubian room decorated with romantic. architect to the pression king in the mid 19th century. man would show this room to every person he was hoping to win over the support. because it's a beautiful room the proportions are

while longer among the history rich buildings of the museum island which by the way is listed as a unesco world heritage site. the over bound bridge connecting the free time and crowds bird neighborhoods is a good place to wind up my corona summer day and berlin but. sometimes berlin makes it hard to believe that we're in the middle of a pandemic the city's unique spirit remains unchanged. our next destination was heidelberg. a centuries old bridge below. and enchanting old town in between. and a romantic castle altogether they make for one of germany's most popular destinations. i start by climbing the so-called philosopher's power following in the footsteps of long gone students and scholars from heidelberg university today local people and visitors alike to this town. from the top to get the best view of the city. however it is very high up on the to do list for anyone visiting germany this summer though 2 the coronavirus pandemic has kept many travelers away what does that mean for locals and for tourists who like me do manage to come what's the city like without the masses of visitor

throughout this week on al-jazeera we've been bringing you reports about unesco heritage sites that could lose their special status in toronto and ancient cities under threat from squash that's one of our sanchez reports from caught up in. the secret city of kut and the remains of the oldest to play station in the americas have been standing here for 5000 years almost unscathed until now. farmers seem disruptive and. so when crops on the doorsteps of these ancient ruins and squatters have moved in. archeologists who work here say they flee sieved death threats element relive an uncertainty this is far away if we called the police they take long to get here we don't know if the squatters will harm us. in illegal land seizures are common and look for it if squatters are often in conflict with police are killed just route shot he was shot in the chest in 2002 she says she received more death threats and when she tried to evict squatters from at least 9 sites she got little help i mean. we went to the police but they told us it wasn't their priority that we could not count on them we asked ag

damaged by warfare or neglect or at risk of losing their status in the 3rd of our 5 part series on unesco endangered lists we visit the ancient fortress village of high in the mountains of western georgia his robin for a state will come. to have the. votes of a will for centuries these defensive towers protected and preserved this phone the community. the cluster of villages has world heritage status but these extraordinary medieval architecture is steadily collapsing. mosts family tower was damaged in an avalanche he says the old thirties promised to repair it. help never came. we were celebrating a religious holiday and the tower collapsed thank god nobody was hurt but the saddest thing is i have a teacher collapsed with it. that heritage has outstanding value to humanity as defined by unesco before the pandemic it brought tourism vital income but tourism brought unregulated development like its towers which goodies value is eroding. this neighborhood is emblematic of the problems facing. you can see that breeze block extension over there completely out of keeping with its surroundings

the spanish capital madrid and aqueducts and built by the romans as one of the city's monuments and a unesco world heritage site now legend has it that one residents made a pact with the devil centuries ago after years and years the devil has returned to segovia and just like a regular tourist he couldn't resist the temptation of taking a selfie in front of the city's most famous monuments. this will bring bronze devil sits perched on a wall high above the city narcissistically taking selfies in front of the world famous aqueduct of cigar which according to legend was built by the devil the statues created by sculptor unto you have been almost 2 years ago. but now that may lead us with doctors 2000 years old it's different while mobile phones are only a few years old but the devil is a timeless being an imagineer devil coming to see if you are proud of his work and nowadays of course he has a mobile phone with him and if they're like everyone else it was worth looking at the list. and fact the statue refers to a legend in order to use a young girl's heavy burthen when fetching water the devi

the spanish capital madrid and aqueducts and built by the romans as one of the city's monuments and a unesco world heritage site now legend has it that one residents made a pact with the devil centuries ago after years and years the devil has returned to segovia and just like a regular tourist he couldn't resist the temptation of taking a selfie in front of the city's most famous monuments. in fact little grinning bronze devil sits perched on a wall high above the city narcissistically taking selfies in front of the world famous aqueduct. which according to legend was built by the devil the statue was created by sculptor until you have been almost 2 years ago. when he led the us with doctors 2000 years old different while mobile phones are only a few years old. timeless being an imaginary devil coming to some of you proud of his work and nowadays of course he has a mobile phone with him and if they like everyone else it was worth looking into if . in fact the statue refers to a legend in order to use a young girl's heavy birds and when fetching water the devil offered to build a water line i

fire crews are battling to control the fire on fraser island, a unesco world heritage site, off the east coast of queensland. it was sparked by an illegal campfire in mid october. the state coordinator of queensland fire and emergency services brian cox is optimistic they may be able to gain the upper hand later today but for now, the threat remains to the township of happy valley. the fire has reached around 700 metres short of the township itself. we've asked people to leave. some have chosen to stay and fight for their homes. we have emergency response crews there as we speak now, supporting them on the ground with those fires. it is a very complex environment. as you know, it's the world's largest sand island, so some of those burns of sand make it very difficult to get into, so we are using increasingly more air operations to support them. our correspondent shaimaa khalil gave me this update. she is in sydney. the firefighters have been battling those blazes for weeks now — for about six weeks — because of that illegal campfire that started in mid october, as you mentioned. the

firefighters in australia a struggling to contain massive wildfires devastating a unesco world heritage site fraser island is the largest sand island in the world the fires have been burning there now for 6 weeks and have already affected almost half the island. this is doubly news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram news or visit our website w dot com. or . or it goes without saying that in this pandemic no one is safe until everyone is safe and yet vaccine nationalism the race to be 1st in approving the vaccine if suddenly real what happens when nations race against each other hoping to beat the coronavirus with a virus usually wins in the united states almost 3000 people are dying every day from covert 19 more than 100000 hospitalizations and climbing the pandemic is killing like never before we have the ability to stop this tragedy everywhere for everyone it's a question of we or me what will it be i bring gulf in berlin this is the day. to serve superimposed on the search for the 96. permanently hospital. number since the onset of. we're likely to lose another $250.00 to

throughout the way cows there are has bought your reports about unesco heritage sites that could lose their stances next we go to provoke an ancient city is under threat from squashes sanchez reports from. the sacred city of the remains of the oldest civilization in the americas have been standing here for 5000 years almost unscathed until now. farmers in the super valley or so in crops on the doorsteps of these ancient ruins and squatters have moved in. archeologists who work here say they free sieved death threats government to relive an uncertainty this is far away if we called the police they take long to get here we don't know if the squatters will harm us. illegal land seizures are common and look pretty and squatters are often in conflict with police are killers just route shot he was shot in the chest in 2002 she says she received more death threats and when she tried to evict squatters from at least 9 sites she got little help i mean. we went to the police but they told us it wasn't their priority that we could not count on them we asked again and they sent one officer with o

years ago south korea's buddhist temples were recognized by unesco for their contribution to the heritage of humanity for the cementing buddhism's role in the fabric of south korean society. the lotos lenten festival represents traditional culture that has been practiced by the korean people for a long time and has also played a leading role in promoting korea to the world south korea's bed to have this festival included on the year nasco list emphasizes it seem portents beyond religious boundaries and coming during 'd a winter dominated by the global pandemic lengthens for many here are a reminder of the promise of future springs to come bride al-jazeera so. for me pieces here and with this news lauren taylor is back in a moment from london with more of the day's news i will see you from 15 gene tomorrow until then thanks for watching. on the deserted streets of they've become familiar figure some carriers on bicycles delivering food or medicine to lock down colombians most of them here are venezuelan migrants they might go missing mother of 4 says contagion is always on her mind none of

part to join me on anti poaching for trolling in with the unesco described as a world heritage site in danger. this courtis exactly 2 years and counting down to the next world cup final host cats are marking the day fishing opening their 4th tournament but. we begin in northern nigeria where hundreds of children have arrived home a week after they were kidnapped by gunmen linked to the group boko haram tired and barefoot the boys stepped off buses in the city of kut on friday they are going through medical checks before being reunited with their families the boys were held in the vast forest since gunmen raided their school last friday the president mr muhammad will be meeting the children in katsina state shortly. one of the boys who was kidnapped was spoken about his ordeal. the last day he does all in the same place when the 2 cars at 1st but when they saw a jet fighter they change their location and he does in a different place they get his food but it was very little well al jazeera is ahmed addresses in katsina and describes how the boys seemed as they were arriving. so today wha

tunisia, algeria, morocco, and mauritania submitted couscous to unesco together, in a joint bid. their arab maghreb union, which also includes libya, has not met since 1994. a unesco statement describes the listing as part of its efforts to bring peoples and cultures closer together. a chinese spacecraft has returned to earth with the first samples from the moon in more than 40 years. the chung'e 5 spent three weeks in space, sampling rocks and soil and touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia on thursday. tanya dendrinos reports. a return from the moon carrying precious lunar cargo. chang'e—5‘s descent to earth captured on infrared cameras. landing them on thursday. —— in inner mongolia on thursday. the flag promptly planted as china submitted itself as a key player in the space race. this is a pretty big dealfor china, they have been catching up on space and this is the biggest mission they have done. they ran a whole rehearsal for this in 2014 so they have been preparing for this moment for a long time and the fact that it went off so successfully is going