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Who is Joe Biden, democratic candidate for the US presidential election 2020? A quick summary of his CV personal life, and his politics.

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Photographer, Matthew Christopher loves taking pictures of abandoned spaces - but he doesn't ever trespass. He works with local communities to highlight their forgotten, endangered heritage. These forgotten buildings also represent the forgotten communities that once relied on these buildings to provide them with healthcare, shelter or jobs.

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Located about 100 km east of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, the city of Kherson was quickly taken by Russian forces on 2 March. Since then, the inhabitants have been living under Russian occupation. Our Ukrainian colleague Svitlana Pavuk reports on daily life there for TSN 1+1.

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It is impossible for them to stay in Russia. For these Russian citizens opposed to the Kremlin, the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the new laws restricting freedom of expression have forced them to leave everything behind. Their destination: Istanbul, as Turkey did not require a visa. It is a difficult exile with a host country that does not consider them as refugees and a homeland that views them as pariahs.

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Seven-year-old Yehor and his friends live in Shestovytsia, a suburb of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. For a month, they endured Russian shelling which left their neighbourhood in ruins, and witnessed the Russian occupation of their village. For these children, war is no longer just a game, but a very real experience. A report by Ukrainian journalists Valentyna Dobrota and Andrii Klus for TSN 1+1.

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Located between Kiev and Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, Velyka Doroha has also been scarred by the war. Half of its 700 inhabitants fled, and the village was occupied by Russian troops. Since their withdrawal, the mayor of Velyka Doroha has been taking stock of the damage, hoping that it can all be compensated. Report from our Ukrainian colleagues Valentyna Dobrota and Pavlo Borysko, shot on 21 April for TSN 1+1.

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At the beginning of March, Tetiana spent a night in the Kyiv metro with her four-month-old daughter to shelter from the bombing. A journalist photographed her breastfeeding her baby, and the photo went viral on social media, inspiring a Ukrainian artist to paint a portrait of this modern Madonna. Reported by our Ukrainian colleagues Natalia Volosatska, Olga Pavlovska and Tetyana Verbetska for TSN 1+1

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Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, is now at the heart of the Russian army's offensive on the Donbass. Many residential areas have been hit, and even ambulance drivers are struggling to carry out their duties: going out on the street has become too dangerous. Despite it all, some inhabitants are trying to maintain a semblance of normal life. A report shot on 26/04 by our Ukrainian colleagues Ruslan Yaremlyuk and Mykhailo Putyata for TSN 1+1.

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Behind his polite exterior lies a formidable leader with a ruthless character, ready to do anything to make China the world's leading power by the People’s Republic’s centenary in 2049. This well-documented portrait of the Chinese president gives an unprecedented insight into his politics and shows how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

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After two months of fighting, the Russian troops had their advance towards the West blocked by fierce Ukrainian resistance. Forced to leave the suburbs of Kyiv, the occupying army left behind mass graves and horrific accounts of rape and abuse in their wake. Russia is now turning its efforts to the Dobas and the coastline along the Sea of ​​Azov. In Kyiv, the return of spring is also the return of many residents who had fled.

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Far away from the South Korean capital of Seoul is the Buddhist Gameunsa Temple. Three nuns live, pray and cook together here as they preserve the knowledge of centuries-old temple cuisine. The abbess of this small monastery is the charismatic Wookwan Sunim, revered in Asia as one of the best cooks in the world.

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The literary source for Richard Strauss’s opera immortalizing the degeneracy of Herodes Antipas, King of Judea, and his step-daughter Salome, was supplied by Oscar Wilde. It tells of Herodes, who is keeping the prophet Jochanaan captive inside a cistern. Salome tries to seduce him and on being rebuffed, forces her stepfather to serve her the prophet’s head on a silver platter.

Directed by Christof Loy in Helsinki

Rejected by the prophet Jochanaan, Salome forces her abusive stepfather to exact revenge.

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The Maginot Line is a giant: Thousands of underground bunkers and concrete defences lining the French border, from Belgium to the Mediterranean. In its time it was celebrated as a technical masterpiece and thought to be impregnable, today it also stands for the trauma of the French defeat in 1940. The documentary looks at a military construction that is as fascinating as it is controversial.

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Thought to be impregnable, the French defensive barrier did not halt the German invasion in 1940.

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Lockdowns, crop failures due to climate change and the war in Ukraine are all to blame for soaring prices around the world.

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Three Japanese men have fallen under the charms of high school student Rinko, a character from the video game Love Plus. The game finally leads them to the seaside resort of Atami, where the virtual world and real life collides.

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Pianist Maria-João Pires joins the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival in a concert featuring the music of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schumann.


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Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Overture, Op. 21
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Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, "Spring", Op. 38

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Pianist Maria-João Pires joins the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival in a concert featuring the music of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schumann.

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In 2017, Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev was living and working from the separatist region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Critical of the self-proclaimed republic, he used pseudonyms to protect his identity. But one day he was exposed which led to his imprisonment and torture in the notorious Izolyatsia prison

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Ordinary Ukrainian citizens are preparing to resist the Russian invader by joining the army and helping the resistance in any way they can.

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Philippe Jordan recreates the evening of December 22, 1808, when Beethoven presented his Pastoral symphony

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