Sunday, November 05, 2017
Dozens Princes and Businessmen Arrested in Anti-corruption Bid
Saturday, November 04, 2017
Moscow's Empire - Rise and Fall | DW Documentary
After the fall of the Iron Curtain, former Soviet nations had to deal with a chaotic period marked by military conflicts and the search for new national identities and a new self-awareness. The four-part documentary ‘Moscow’s Empire’ looks for answers to these developments, and provides a variety of perspectives on life in the former Soviet block countries - from the people who have experienced events first hand and, in some cases, shaped them.
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Moscow,
Russia,
Soviet Union
President Donald Trump Is Obstructing Justice In Plain Sight | All In | MSNBC
Ex-Watergate Lawyer: Russia Probe Heading 'Right Toward' Donald Trump | The Last Word | MSNBC
Friday, November 03, 2017
Yanis Varoufakis on Global Capitalism & How Trump’s Tax Plan Is Class War against the Poor
Economist Yanis Varoufakis on Nazi Resurgence in Europe & Why ”ISIS Loves Donald Trump”
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Donald Trump,
Europe,
ISIS,
Nazis,
Yanis Varoufakis
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman Vows to Do More to Stop Extremism
Thursday, November 02, 2017
NYC Terror: CIA Insider Slams Diversity Visa Program
Putin in Tehran Speaks of Cooperation on Syria and Nuclear Deal
Iran's supreme leader has told Russia's president they must step up cooperation to isolate the US and help stabilise the Middle East.
Moscow has stood by Tehran after US President Donald Trump threatened to abandon the Iran nuclear deal.
Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reports from Tehran.
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Iran,
nuclear deal,
Syria,
Tehran,
Vladimir Putin
Trump Scapegoats Immigrants, Calls to End Diversity Visa Lottery That Brought Saipov to US in 2010
"We're Surrounded by the Craziest People" | Conflict Zone | DW English (November 2015)
German IS Fighters - Despairing Parents | DW English
Lithuania's Dark Past | DW English
Mika Brzezinski: Listen to What President Trump Said about the Legal System | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Manhattan Attack: Suspect Requests ISIS Flag in Hospital, Trump Asks for Death Penalty
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
'I May Have Fallen below High Standards We Require,' Says Michael Fallon as He Resigns
What Next for Catalonia? | DW English
The Science of Aging - Waiting for Immortality | DW Documentary
This film investigates the prospects of eternal life. Some of the methods being investigated are rather unusual. In the US, scientists are experimenting with cryonics, a method where the human body is frozen in liquid nitrogen. And, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, researchers are working assiduously on the potential fusion of humans and robots - how human consciousness can be transferred to a virtual world and thus sustained forever.
Opinion is split. Controversial age researcher Aubrey de Gray thinks it should be possible to see life expectancy increase dramatically in the near future, perhaps even by as much as a thousand years. But philosopher Stephen Cave on the other hand confronts us with the question of whether we can ever really escape mortality.
Did John Kelly Attend History Class?
Fault Lines - Hate in Trump's America
The most recent and high-profile manifestation of this was in August in Charlottesville, Virginia when a white supremacist drove his car through a crowd of anti-racist demonstrators, killing a young woman and injured dozens of others during a rally by various far-right groups. Fault Lines examines how hate is playing out across Trump’s America and the toll it is taking on communities across the country.
Robert Spencer on Ingraham Angle on the NYC Truck Jihad Massacre
Martin Luther, the Reformation and the Nation | DW Documentary
He managed to awaken a national spirit in Germans and become someone they identified with. ‘Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation’ was what the territories in central Europe were called in the 15th century. It was the era of the Habsburg ruler Charles V, who saw himself as ruler by God’s grace and defender of Christian unity. In 1521, he said that the sun never set in his empire, which stretched from Latin America in the west to central Europe and to the Philippines in the east. The German territories were just one of his realms, and powerful princes defended their own interests here. Secular and religious power was still based on the Christianity of the Roman church. But many saw the Reformation as an opportunity to distance themselves from Rome and the Emperor, and to improve their standing in the political power structure of the day. Unlike the Habsburg emperor Charles V, who didn’t even speak German, Luther grew to become someone the people identified with, and he became hugely popular. The reformer was one of the first major figures to explicitly play the German card and appeal to national sentiment: one of his missives said, "Why should the Germans put up with robbery and oppression imposed by foreigners?” Luther’s translation of the Bible into German was an important step in forming a German identity, but the Reformation left Germany divided along religious lines.
1917 Balfour Declaration: How 67 Words Changed the Course of Palestinian History
In the letter, Balfour expressed his support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people".
The declaration, which is only 67 words long, is widely celebrated by Israelis. But Palestinians regard it as a betrayal which triggered the colonisation of their land.
Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips explains.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
After Indictments, Where Is RussiaGate Headed?
Activists Acquitted in Effort to Prevent British Fighter Jet Delivery to Saudi Arabia
Monday, October 30, 2017
The Prelude to the Russian Revolution of 1917
Madrid Stuck in the Past with Idea of Unity above All Else – Catalan MEP
The Ottoman Empire - Demise of a Major Power (1/2) | DW Documentary
The Ottoman Empire extended across three continents and the seven seas. Over the hundred years from Greek independence in 1830 to the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, the Ottoman Empire withdrew from Europe for good after a presence in the Balkans lasting almost 500 years. The shared past is often downplayed by national historians, but the Balkan states are strongly influenced by the complexities of Christian, Muslim and Jewish peoples living together, says Mark Mazower from Columbia University. It was more of a ‘side by side’ existence based on the Ottoman Empire’s "millet” system, where non-Muslims enjoyed the protection of the sultan but had to pay special taxes in return. Over the course of the 19th century, the region’s religious identities slowly became clear national ones; people now saw themselves as Serbs, Greeks, Armenians and Bulgarians. This rising nationalism, along with attempts by the major European powers to get their hands on the region’s resources and the inability of the Ottoman Empire to implement reforms, brought about the end of Ottoman rule in Europe. Using rare picture and film footage and with contributions by international historians, this two-part documentary analyses the last century of the Ottoman Empire and tries to understand its demise.
Heroin Addiction in the USA | DW Documentary
Jacob Talbott is on the front lines of the U.S.'s war on drugs. He's a police officer in his home town, East Liverpool, Ohio. Overdoses are part of daily life here. On his patrols, Officer Talbott might encounter former schoolmates who have become addicts. He says drugs have destroyed the community. East Liverpool is no exception. Entire regions are being inundated with opioids: heroin and synthetic or designer drugs like fentanyl. Millions of Americans, especially from the rural white middle classes, are struggling with addiction. Drug abuse claimed over 64,000 lives in 2016 alone - more than twenty drug-related deaths per 100,000 people. DW-Reporter Alexandra von Nahmen rode along with police officers in East Liverpool as they waged war on drugs.
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DW documentary,
opioid crisis,
USA
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Catalonian Independence Opens 40-Year-Old Wounds
Inside Putin's Russia
Robert Spencer: Pope Francis, the Pope of Islam
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Inside Story: What Happens Next in Catalonia?
In less than 24 hours Catalonia has declared independence and Spain has responded by stripping the region of its autonomy and taking control of its government and police. The Spanish prime minister dismissed Catalan's leaders including Carles Puigdemont. Mariano Rajoy called for a snap election in the region on December 21. And handed over Catalonia's reins to Spain's deputy prime minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria. But will that simply exacerbate Catalans’ ambitions to split.
Presenter: Patty Culhane | Guests: Enric Ucelay-da Cal - Senior Professor emeritus at University of Barcelona; Daniel Gasconid - Spanish writer and political analyst; Luk Van Langenhove - senior researcher at the Institute for European Studies
Saint Helena - A Remote Island in the Atlantic | DW Documentary
It’s like the end of the world in the middle of the Atlantic. Five days, with a northwesterly course, and only then do the sheer black cliffs appear in front of RMS St. Helena. The island’s 45000 residents are often waiting impatiently for the ship’s arrival and panic if the schedule changes. Director Thomas Denzel and his team went on the journey to Saint Helena and met the people living on the island. Many of the residents are descendants of people who were sent into exile there by the British crown - the most famous among them, the French Emperor Napoleon. This is a report about life at the end of the world, loneliness, unique vegetation, and a very special journey.
Saddam Hussein: 'I Knew Saddam'
Saddam Hussein was born into humble beginnings, but his straightforward, brutal efficiency eventually propelled him to power. By 1979 he had absolute control of Iraq, and had become a prominent figure on the world stage.
I Knew Saddam was first broadcast on Al Jazeera English in 2007.
Alastair Campbell vs The Archbishop of Canterbury: Alastair Does God | GQ Politics | British GQ
Friday, October 27, 2017
British Government Wants to Criminalize Web Use
Could Saudi Arabia Be the Next Dubai? - BBC Newsnight
Science Myths and Health Misconceptions | DW Documentary
There are many misconceptions about what is healthy and what is unhealthy. Insight is a constant process: what was accepted as true yesterday could be scientifically refuted today. But how do myths become embedded, even in the scientific community? Why can’t we simply replace old insights with new ones? Everything from methodological errors to manipulation can play a role. New myths aren’t just created in spite of science, but sometimes even with its help. One example: detoxing is a very popular myth at the moment. Removing toxins from the body is based on an understanding of medicine dating back to the early 20th Century. But modern medical experts say this notion of a build-up of toxins is nonsense. So why is it so hard to debunk the detox myth when it has no scientific basis? Dr. Lilian Krist, an epidemiologist at the Charité Hospital in Berlin says: "People want to believe in something. For many, these diet hypes and lifestyle trends have become a substitute religion." New studies often throw up more questions than answers and more room for wrong interpretations - or even deliberately false conclusions. Once wrong information has become embedded in our brains, it’s difficult to get rid of again. Cognitive psychologist Ullrich Ecker has discovered that established myths people have believed in for generations are incredibly resilient. There’s even a boomerang effect: the more we try to destroy a myth, the more people believe in it.
10 Minutes: Saudi Arabia's New Crown Prince
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Inside Story: Can the Crown Prince Change Saudi Culture?
At a conference this week in Riyadh, the prince made headlines by calling for the Kingdom to "return to moderate Islam." He suggested that his country's embrace of a particularly strict version of Islam, was a reaction to Iran's 1979 revolution. But questions are being asked as to whether the prince will be able to push his reforms through the country's conservative bureaucracy and religious establishment.
At the same time he's spending $2tn on the 'Vision 2030' plan which seeks to lessen the country's dependence on oil revenue. Will Mohammed Bin Salman be successful in both, or even just one of these ambitious projects?
Presenter: Martine Dennis | Guests: Abdullah al-Shayji - Chair, Political Science Department, Kuwait University; Yasemin Saib - Saudi Activist; Jane Kinninmont - Deputy Head, Middle East & North Africa Programme, Chatham House, London
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Catalan Companies Are Leaving Catalonia and Other World Stories | DW Documentary
Donald Tusk Suggests Brexit Could Be Halted
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Donald Tusk
Thailand's Lèse-majesté Law ‘Stifling Dissent’
While millions of people are mourning the revered monarch, who ruled for 70 years, Thailand's military government is ramping up its crackdown on people insulting or criticizing the royal family.
Over the past three years, more than 100 people have been charged or convicted for violating the country’s strict draconian lèse-majesté law (violating the dignity of a ruler), which forbids insult of the monarchy.
The military leadership says some sort of democracy will return next year, but there is no indication that will mean freedom of speech when it comes to the monarchy.
Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from the capital, Bangkok.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Saudi Arabia's Dissenting Princes Are Being Hunted
Trump’s Proposed Tax Overhaul Would Give Billions to Trump & Cabinet While Sparking Global “Tax War”
How Trump’s Presidency Is Fueling Right-Wing Nationalist & Anti-Immigration Movements Across Europe
George Galloway Blasts Brexit Talks In Opening Rant
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Brexit,
George Galloway
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Inside Story: Can the United States End the Blockade of Qatar?
Rex Tillerson is visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar as part of a regional tour. His last visit was in July for intense talks, but no deal was made. Tillerson is playing down the chances of a quick solution in his latest shuttle diplomacy.
He is already been blaming the Saudi-led group of countries for the lack of progress.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in June, and imposed a land, sea and air travel blockade on the country.
The Saudi-led bloc accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism, allegations strongly denied by Doha.
What will it take to find a solution? And does the Saudi-led quartet want to talk?
Presenter: Jane Dutton | Guests: Fahad Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, Qatar Ambassador to Russia; Andreas Krieg, Assistant Professor at the Defense Studies Dept. King's College London; Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director of the Arab Centre of WashingtonMAIL
Lord Heseltine Says Britain Will Join The Euro And Brexit Might Not Happen
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Brexit,
EU,
Euro,
Michael Heseltine
Analyst: Gulf Crisis 'Is a Crisis by Choice, Not by Necessity'
Omar Ashour, a senior lecturer in Middle East Politics and Security Studies at the University of Exeter, speaks to Al Jazeera about Tillerson's Middle East tour.
The “Resistance” Forgets Bush Is a War Criminal
Friday, October 20, 2017
Wilson Responds to John Kelly | Full Interview
Barack Obama Calls for Unity as He Returns to Campaign Trail in Virginia
Barack Obama delivers veiled but withering rebuke of Donald Trump »
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Right-wing Rise in Austria: Threat for Europe? | DW English
Prof: Hillary Clinton Could Still Replace Trump as President
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Donald Trump,
Hillary Clinton,
POTUS,
Russia
George W Bush: US Politics 'Vulnerable to Outright Fabrication'
Read the Guardian article here
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Inside Story - Is China the Next Global Leader?
Analysts say Xi wants to be a transformative leader along the lines of Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong. He has eliminated rival power centres in an anti-corruption campaign, and has amassed more personal power than any recent predecessor.
So, what will the latest Communist party congress reveal about China's global aspirations as the US turns inward?
Presenter: James Bays | Guests: Einar Tangen - Political and Economic Affairs Analyst; Jabin Jacob - Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies; Isaac Stone Fish - Senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on US- China Relations.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Receives Honorary Doctorate from Swansea University
Pro-Israel Billionaires Dictate Trump’s Aggressive Iran Policy
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Donald Trump,
Iran,
Israel
Trump Allegedly Said Dead Soldier ‘Knew What He Signed Up For’, Says Congresswoman
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Donald Trump,
Florida,
US military
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Mit dem Zahnrad ins Hochgebirge: Wunderwerke Alpen-Bahnen - Dokumentation von NZZ Format (1998)
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Alpen-Bahnen,
Doku,
NZZ,
Schweiz
Doku: Erdogans Erzfeind - Wer ist Fethullah Gülen?
Europe’s Newest Face: Kurz’s Election Win Indicates Rightward Shift for Austria
Inside Story - What Is behind Austria's Sharp Turn to the Right?
Monday, October 16, 2017
Austria Election: The Difference between Macron and Kurz
Hillary Clinton: The Interview
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