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Donald Trump has increased American military spending but this won’t necessarily help army veterans. Kelly Winshurst and her husband receive no pension from their time in the army.

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American Trip

<p>Donald Trump has increased American military spending but this won’t necessarily help army veterans. Kelly Winshurst and her husband receive no pension from their time in the army.</p>

American Trip (7/10)

Donald Trump has increased American military spending but this won’t necessarily help army veterans.

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Suleiman B. Masoud is Muslim like 1% of the El Paso population. Originally from Palestine, he feels integrated into American society although since Donald Trump’s election he is worried.

American Trip (10/10)

Suleiman B. Masoud is Muslim and feels integrated into American society although Donald Trump’s election concerns him.

Keeping the Faith

Donald Trump promised to build a wall on the Mexican border to stop illegal immigration. Farmer Jim Chilton has wanted this for years. He accuses the Mexican Sinaloa cartel of sending over thousands of migrants carrying tonnes of marijuana into the US over his land adjacent to the border.

American Trip (9/10)

Donald Trump promised to build a wall on the Mexican border. Farmer Jim Chilton has wanted this for years. 

A Cowboy by Trump's Wall

Since Donald Trump’s election hate crime has increased in the USA. Karen Wortham is convinced that her president is partly responsible. In Savannah, Georgia she evokes the sensitive subject of slavery.

American Trip (8/10)

In Savannah, Georgia  Karen Wortham brings up the sensitive subject of slavery.

Black and White

Jack Bergeson is 17 years old and standing for election as the next democratic governor of Kansas, a state with no minimum age for election. The high-school student is participating in the state primaries against much more experienced candidates in a strongly republican state.

American Trip (6/10)

Jack Bergeson is 17 years old and standing for election as the next democratic governor of Kansas.

A Teenager in Politics

Times are tough in Greensburg, Kansas. In 2007 a tornado almost completely destroyed the town. The local community saw this as an opportunity and decided to reconstruct according to highest environmental specifications. Greensburg is the first ultra-Republican and Green city in the USA

American Trip (5/10) 

In 2007 a tornado almost completely destroyed the Republican town of Greensburg. They decided to rebuild green.

Green and Conservative

The Pine Ridge Indian Reserve in South Dakota is one of the poorest in the USA where most of the 20,000 native-American inhabitants are unemployed. Darlene High Hawk found a job as a cleaner in the only motel in the area. She is disillusioned by politics but hopes that Washington provides opportunities for young people.

American Trip (4/10)

Darlene High Hawk hopes jobs will come to her Indian reserve.

Trump and the Maid

Every day in the USA there is an average of 121 suicides. In the mid-west state of South Dakota the teenage suicide rate is so high they call it an epidemic. For pastor Corey Harouff the solution is clear: young people need to find God.

American Trip (3/10)

 In the mid-west state of South Dakota the teenage suicide rate is so high they call it an epidemic.

God Against Suicide

Most Alaskans support Donald Trump’s plan to increase oil and gas production in areas of the Arctic currently protected. For the fisherman RJ Kopchak this is unthinkable. He lives in the small town of Cordova close to the site of the one of the worst environmental disasters in history.

American Trip (2/10)

Most Alaskans support Donald Trump’s plan to increase oil and gas production in areas of the Arctic currently protected.

Alaska and Dirty Oil

Only 5,000 miles from North Korea, Alaska fears a nuclear attack from Pyongyang. Eric Hecker is a survivalist, actively preparing for a disaster along with the local militia he has created numbering some 100 members.

American Trip (1/10)

Alaska fears a nuclear attack from Pyongyang. Eric Hecker is a survivalist actively preparing for a disaster.

Alaska and North Korea

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According to the latest calculations by the OECD, South Korean women could live to be over 92 years old on average in 2070, and men over 89. That would be a world record. What's the secret?

South Korea: An Obsession With Health

South Koreans are on track to be the longest-lived people in the world

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The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland. Once German East Prussia, it is now home to 1 million Russian citizens. What is life like in this small territory now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began?

Kaliningrad: Putin's Enclave

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland and is now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began.

The ‘Operation Hotel’ revelations back in 2018 revealed that the Ecuadorian government was spying on Julian Assange, taking refuge in their London embassy at the time. But recent evidence from Spanish authorities suggests that it was in fact American intelligence that sponsored the surveillance. With the USA currently trying to extradite Assange from his London prison to be tried for the disclosure of hundreds of thousands of top-secret documents on WikiLeaks, the global Assange story, murkier than ever, is ongoing.

Global Assange

The WikiLeaks founder is currently fighting extradition to the US where he faces charges that could result in a 175 year prison sentence

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Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish perform at Hellfest 2022.

Hellfest 2022

Nightwish

Drockick Murphys are perhaps the most Irish of American bands. The Bostonians baptize their new album Turn Up That Dial at Hellfest 2022.

Dropkick Murphys

Just a few weeks before the release of their new album, The Sick and the Dying… and the Dead! Thrash metal stars Megadeth perform at Hellfest 2022.

Megadeth

Punk rock fans note: The Offspring have released a new album: The Californians perform tracks from their latest work at Hellfest, Let the Bad Times Roll.

The Offspring

Dutch band Epica returns to Hellfest to present Omega, a new album showing off their inimitable symphonic heavy metal sound.

Epica

Brazilian cult band Sepultura is back at Hellfest! They unleash their intense thrash metal in front of a white-hot audience.

Sepultura

Known for their incandescent, fiery performances, Swedish black metal band Watain perform their pyrotechnics at Hellfest 2022.

Watain

JInjer are Ukraine’s official ambassadors of metal. Led by the voice and charisma of singer Tatiana Shmayluk, they are bringing their special blend of progressive groove metal to the world.

Jinjer

What does it mean to be a man in the modern world? Jan goes in search of answers on the streets of Berlin where he meets barbecue grillers, American football players and queer foresters.

Be a Man! - But How?

Streetphilosophy

As soon as weightlessness sets in in Earth orbit, everything floats, including bodily fluids. Most astronauts suffer from space sickness – similar to seasickness. You get sick, your eyes go crazy, your face swells up, your legs get longer and after a few sleepless nights (there is no day or night in space) many astronauts get severe back pain. Space researchers are trying to understand how the human body reacts without gravity. Could we need it to live?

Are We Ready for Mars?

What would happen to our bodies if we were all suddenly exposed to weightlessness in space?

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

With their latest album Soul on Fire, The Last Internationale brings a rebellious spirit to the main stage of Hellfest 2022.

The Last Internationale

Hellfest invites a heavyweight of crossover and thrash metal: Los Angeles natives Suicidal Tendencies make the main stage tremble!

Suicidal Tendencies

According to the myth, the Greeks managed to enter the city of Troy by building a wooden horse in which was hidden Greek soldiers. How much of this story is based on actual historical events? And if the story is true, was it even a horse?

The Mystery of the Trojan Horse

The trio led by Matthew Bellamy is one of the most explosive and creative forces in rock music over the past two decades. There is no one else quite like Muse. Be impressed by their committed performance at Berlin’s Tempelhof Sounds Festival.

Tempelhof Sounds 2022

 There is no one else quite like Muse. Be impressed by their committed performance at Berlin’s Tempelhof Sounds Festival.

Muse

Pittsburgh punk band Anti-Flag have been going strong since the late 1980s. They bring their anthemic sound at Hellfest 2022.

Anti-Flag

In Jordan, on the site of one of the world's first settlements, archaeologists have unearthed treasures including a sumptuous pearl necklace for a little girl. An object that provides clues about life in the Neolithic period.

Neolithic Treasures from Jordan

In Jordan, on the site of one of the world's first settlements, archaeologists have unearthed treasures including a sumptuous pearl necklace for a little girl. 

The Mysterious Stone Age Village

Drugs have a bad press. But scientists have long been convinced that the use of psychedelics can sometimes be beneficial. The use of ecstasy, LSD and other hallucinogens could soon be authorised for therapeutic purposes. Should we change our relationship to certain drugs?

Are We Doing More Drugs?

Scientists have long been convinced that the use of psychedelics can sometimes be beneficial.

American Trip (7/10)

American Trip

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

American Trip (10/10)

A Cowboy by Trump's Wall

A Cowboy by Trump's Wall

American Trip (9/10)

Black and White

Black and White

American Trip (8/10)