FALSE MONEY – DONOR AID AND THE SELL-OUT OF PALESTINE
Since the Oslo Accords, over $ 24 billion in international aid has gone to Palestine. The biggest donor: the EU. Twenty years on, the situation in Gaza and the West Bank is worse than ever. Since the...
View ArticleTHE COLORADO GREEN RUSH – GET STONED, GET RICH
Since the legalisation of Cannabis in 2014, the citizens of the US state of Colorado have been experiencing a “green rush”. Meet players, beneficiaries and losers of this huge and new branch of...
View ArticleORPHAN BEARS IN THE LAND OF THE TIGERS
Two scientists are raising young orphan bears in the Siberian wilderness. Their mothers were killed by hunters. Will the scientists bring the cubs safely through their first summer? For 25 years,...
View ArticleANGRY WARRIORS
Thousands of young people in Europe have recently joined the religious Salafi movement. Many of them have even set off to fight in Iraq and Syria. We take a look at their backgrounds and motives. The...
View ArticleTHE SHARING ECONOMY
Airbnb, Social Dining and Sidecar: swapping instead of buying – we take a look at how this new form of economic activity, the so-called “sharing economy”, is developing in different countries around...
View ArticleST PAUL’S SHIPWRECK, 60 AD
In 60 AD, Paul the Apostle survived a shipwreck. The location of the wreck was the subject of much controversy until, 2000 years later, a diver discovered an ancient anchor off the coast of Malta…...
View ArticleCITIES BY THE SEA
Discover the souls of five centuries-old fascinating cities which have developed up by the sea: Hong Kong, Melbourne, Hamburg, Marseille, St. Petersburg. Cities by the sea are gateways to the world....
View ArticleBILLIE HOLIDAY – A SENSATION
April 7, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959). A worthy occasion to honour the unforgettable jazz icon. Her life was a roller-coaster ride and has...
View ArticleTHE FORGOTTEN GENOCIDE
So far no one has been brought to justice for crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War or Franco’s regime. Now, an Argentinean initiative has launched an attempt to prosecute officials. Will they...
View ArticleBETWEEN THE GOOSE STEP AND DOLCE VITA – A ROAD TRIP THROUGH A NEW NORTH KOREA
Despite extensive surveillance a German TV-team managed to shoot officially forbidden motifs and gain surprising insights into North Korea’s everyday life. A seldom seen road trip across North Korea....
View ArticleCALL OF IMMORTALITY
Will we have a second chance at life – life with renewed health, vitality and youth? We meet people who strive for eternity. With modern technology, they want to challenge death and achieve...
View ArticleOVERPOPULATION AND FAMILY PLANNING
Global population has more than doubled over the last 50 years. Will global population self-regulate or do we need to intervene – and if so, how? Seven billion people now live on this planet and the...
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