this is deja vu news live from berlin fears of confrontation grow as president donald trump repeats the u.s. claims that iran carried out attacks in the gulf of oman he says these black and white images of raney and forces prove that tehran set off explosions on 2 oil tankers yesterday iran is calling the u.s. accusations alarming and brawled. also coming up women in switzerland go on strike gender equality might be in trying to the law but these women say their reality is very different now and they're demanding more time more respect and more pay. the

world health organization is set to declare an international emergency to the spread of ebola from the democratic republic of congo to uganda. plus australian football fans breathe a huge sigh of relief at the women's world cup as one of the tournament favorites returns to the winner's circle at the expense of powerhouse. i'm sorry so much kind of thank you for joining us the united states and iran escalate their war of words over attacks on 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman the u.s. military has released a video that it says supports claims that tehran is to blame for yesterday's explosions u.s. secretary of state by com pale also alleges that iran was behind the blasts but iran says the u.s. allegations are baseless. smoke billows from

a stricken ship but is it a smoking gun the u.s. says iran was behind attacks on 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman. this is based on intelligence the weapons used the level of expertise needed to execute the operation recent similar arabian attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. the u.s. military has released photographs appearing to show damage and a limp it's mine on one of the time because. it also published a video of grainy black and white footage that it says shows evidence of iran's revolutionary guard removing an unexploded limp it. on thursday a fire broke out on a norwegian oil tanker following explosions. hours later

a 2nd tanker japanese and also radioed for help. one ship had departed saudi arabia the other the united arab emirates passing through the strait of hormuz as a strategically important waterway which carries a 5th of all global oil supplies that iran has rejected to the u.s. accusations and says its navy came to the aid of one of the ships iranian state t.v. broadcast images of the rescued crew members iran's foreign minister said the incidents were suspicious. and leaders from around the world expressed. facts must be established and responsibilities clarified. and they've that is something the world cannot afford is a major confrontation in the gulf region russia cautioned against rushing to blame iran. we've recently witnessed an escalation campaign of political psychological

and military pressure on iran. against speculating about the events that have just occurred and that aggravating the situation in an anti iranian sense. is just weeks since the us blamed iran for a series of attacks on 4 other ships in the region thanks to all details have yet to be released iran has also rejected those accusations. earlier we spoke spoke to back from the german institute for international and security affairs he told us the world should prepare for an armed conflict between the u.s. and iran the strait of hormuz is crucial to the flow of middle east oil exports and therefore a strategic position for iran to attack here's what he said it's simply it's the energy region of the of the planet some of the biggest oil and gas supporters. in the persian gulf among them saudi arabia kuwait qatar as

a gas exporter and the strait of hormuz is is quite a narrow narrow place and the iranians by using limpet mines by using all these small means top and so on would be able to prevent many ships from passing through and that is that is why these events are so dangerous and if this goes on as it has been going on for 2 months now we will see a military escalation before the end of the administration's. now to some other stories making news around the world a british court has set next february for a hearing to decide whether wiki leaks founder julian assange should be extradited to the u.s. washington has accused a songe of conspiring to hack government computers and directing wiki leaks publication of secret documents. in sudan the ruling military council has admitted that security forces committed violations when they broke up a protest camp last week more than 100 people were killed in the capital khartoum

and across the country in a crackdown on demonstrators protesters want the military to step aside and allow a civilian government to take over. the man accused of killing 51 people let's use new zealand mosques has pleaded not guilty to all the charges brought against him the 28 year old australian brenton terence entered not guilty pleas to 51 charges of murder 40 charges of attempted murder and one terrorism charge when he appeared at christ church high court in relation to the march 15th muster hearings of the crusher's park a women in switzerland are on a 24 hour strike for greater equality it's been nearly 30 years since the last such protest and demonstrators say too little has changed today women in switzerland earn 20 percent less than men and it was only 28 years ago that the last swiss canton was forced to grant women the right to vote. purple stands for parts he ordered least it does in switzerland today at midnight

hundreds of women and those gathered for the life he launched of a new nationwide strike aimed at highlighting switzerland's failure to defend the rights of women i'm family's ok are we likely to say qualities in shrines in the constitution but real effective quality doesn't exist for women with them because of them of that is that we have so many kings and so many reasons for this large popular protests by women but that's because despite when these laws we have really obtained. back in 1901 the 1st women strike in the alpine nation made history when half a 1000000 women rallied to call for gender equality. but that he is on thousands of swiss women from all walks of life are again downing tools in protest . they say despite its high living standards switzerland still falls short of the mark when it comes to putting women on the level playing field with men. when it

says often we are really behind european neighbors when it comes to ensuring that women are able to do their jobs whether it's school hours a very high cost of paternity leave. activists hope this new wave of discontent will force policymakers to put issues affecting half the population back into focus. and we can speak to fitz she's an activist and spokeswoman for the protest and she joins us from san hi ana thank you very much for joining us at the strike is still ongoing we should say we can hear a lot of noise there behind you how has the protests been going so far. 3rd have been going very well all over so the little people have gathered there were women striking in from the page where there were women striking for unpaid work as well gathering in the street and right now everyone is leaving what because it has been said to leave black 20 percent earlier because of the 20 percent wage gap and so

everyone is gathering in public places to go on marches in very little time get this is one of your main demands to make up that 20 percent pay gap you know switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world we should say and an advanced society as well and a lot of people might wonder why it is that you say gender parity there is so far behind we heard an organizer in the report also say that we are behind our european neighbors why is that. well c a lot of them together but one important thing is to get away of this stereotype of switzerland being very wealthy and everyone doing well there certainly is a very wealthy country the. money is not being distributed equally and so poverty is very much famine and so we are also told this. but again i know why is that the you think that that money is not being distributed equally in that

women in particular are being affected by this. well there are some structural problems for and. like it was that before they care there is a big lack of daycare so women want to go to work because they have to take care of children as it continues to be a very. feminine thing to do. and because of this they will miss out paid work and in the end they. have we have over all gender income gap. what sprang a year ok so these are one of the. ok so these are structural changes that you're saying need to be made i have to ask the last protest was 20 years ago and did not bring about enough change so are you worried that this will make a difference either. the strike one day years ago didn't bring changes for example abortions were to criminalize we finally got the paid maternity leave of 16 weeks

which is still very little but at least it's something so i think that this strike this year will again bring some changes hopefully more than the last one but i'm chilled it will be best what is the most important message you want to get out of this or send out of this protest today. i'm that we women all stand in solidarity we don't have all the same experiences the same privileges some are better than all the but this doesn't mean that we don't have to get out on the streets and fights together so that everyone gets a fair share in life all right and i for speaking to us from switzerland thank you so much for joining us. thank you bye. now the world health organization is expected to declare an international emergency over the ebola epidemic in the democratic republic of congo the development comes after the disease spread across the border 2 ganda leading to the deaths of 2 people from the same family it's the worst outbreak of ebola since the epidemic in west africa ended in 2016.

in the back of this pickup truck the body of ebola 2nd victim in uganda but if you want to put it in a madness and bumble was 50 she passed away al was off to her 5 year old grandson who was the 1st to die the family was exposed to a bona while on a visit to neighboring congo. my sister kim from the south this was my teeth in the region of the 3rd in the 3rd us only confuse my 5th you know my kids as well as she would see us in the 6th and screws they were that the earth and then death we had holes in the thirty's with a 4 and a half legs and if they did a few words this is the 2nd deadliest outbreak of ebola in history. but this is the 1st time in this outbreak that the virus has crossed borders since

it broke out in the democratic republic of congo last august and that's prompted the world health organization to again consider declaring it a global emergency but i wonder how with the cases of a board now confirmed in uganda the world health organization is reconvening at the emergency committee on international health regulations the meetings objective will be to ascertain whether the operate continues constitutes a public health emergency of international concern fields will be the 3rd meeting of the committee since the beginning of the outbreak in the democratic republic of the congo experts say if the bowl is declared an international emergency they'll be a boost in funding and resources to tackle the outbreak. more than 1400 people have died since it was declared 8 months ago. people across brazil are expected to take part in mass protests today against controversial plans to reform the country's pension system the plans are

a key part of right wing president jarboe sonars efforts to revive brazil's struggling economy they involve raising the retirement age for both men and women pensions are not the only issue dividing brazil the quality of education people receive often depends on the wealth of your family but some people are trying to change the system. every day after she finishes work at a beauty parlor maria souza leaves her favela behind south ghetto is one of many poor settlements ringing rio de janeiro where the government is almost invisible in daily life especially when it comes to education but it's. a lot of my neighbors barely know the alphabet and they don't know how to add or subtract correctly that means they can't get a loan is a terrible situation. though. maria goes to school in the evenings her goal is to get a middle school diploma public schools are the only option. your you learn when i

was younger in the countryside there were very few teaches i lived far from the city and very few teachers came we had terrible conditions in school a lot of it my goal to get signed. sylvia them over on wants to help maria get her diploma he's an engineer by trade 5 her village occasion system and unemployment for people who don't have a good education i want to help educate people to improve the quality of their life that you need it is because so that troubled education system disproportionately affects favela residents but there are exceptions like the public school or seen a fun seka almost all the students come from poor backgrounds attendances free and yet conditions aren't catastrophic materials d.s. is a star pupil and has a passion for electronic engineering the school is able to cater to that enthusiasm with modern equipment thanks to international donors so much.

such ease once said that knowledge liberates the spirit of man and man himself and a bad person is bad because they're ignorant. all. the oss enough on 2nd school is an exception to the rule helped by incredibly motivated teachers set up by yeah yeah so we work with the essentials sustainability because these are important for us and our planet but also the human rights that apply to all of us wanted to deplore. brazil's president to show you both the narrow is not considered a friend of human rights and has spoken out against minorities he also questions climate change could put creationism on the curriculum and wants to militarize schools. meanwhile is struggling with math. but the 55 year old won't give up she's improving slowly but

surely. on her way home she passes expensive private schools parents pay fees of up to a $1000.00 euros a month to send their children here. we all bought and they are black indigenous or poor people less intelligent than wealthy ones know they just don't have the same chances if they had those that life would be different brazil would be a better and more developed country but right now that is not the case. education in brazil is still a question of money. well as we mentioned people across brazil are expected to take part in mass protests today let's bring in sam cowie a journalist based in sao paulo hi sam thank you for joining us so brazilians will be taking to the streets there not just protesting education cuts but really a whole range of issues tell us more about why people are going out today. well

today's more of a general strike than a protest as such and what we're seeing is transport networks public transport networks eans wins he outs of the twins he brazilian states and the dish and the federal districts who. we seeing this says partially power the ways paralyze fun now whether that will improve in the day as it as it often does in these strong situations that's probably what we can expect the main issue for the shriver is as well as the proposed education cuts is the pension reform a reform of the social security service that would essentially see many brazilians most brazilians king for longer not be announced. as early as they would so at now now they see this reform is seen as crucial members of shy ableson are as

governments who get resumes fighting a quote to me back on track but it's encountered resistance pretty much across the board is an unpopular reform because essentially nobody wants to work for longer and there are there are other camps that say some kind of reform is necessary but not the reform also norah wants to paulson and there are other counties that are just completely against any kind of pension reform and said you know frustration but both in our government is growing these are not the 1st protests that we've seen since he took office but how much is this actually affecting both are now in his government and his popularity. well i mean that's a very difficult one i would say really at the moment the big jury see overall positions who both sonorities government really i mean that had been you know sizable processed eccentric but most of the opposition is coming from what we've been saw at the government you know yesterday we saw the 2nd was the minister in fact to leave his government that was the general sense of screws was very much

seen as a kind of moderate seeing force inside the government a sort of kind of i don't in the room if you will compared to some of these very extreme and he globalist types we've seen you know the forces inside of his governments who so you know this is a minnesota that's left in you know little more than 6 months that's that's quite something in brazil while the these protests they may not generate general satisfaction they'd make you know cool satisfaction oak you know pushes faction so much with the bow sonora governments but you know it's it's it's all a sawing that things are not going that well they're not going to plan and you know the size of the protests today and the people on the street that would be that's that's another that will be another big story for people that are opposed to his government basically all right journalist as sam kawhi speaking to us from how

pollo thank you so much. thank you now on the international stage mayor's election doesn't usually attract much attention but here in germany a vote in the city of gurlitz is coming under close scrutiny the medieval town sits right on the border with poland it is a popular tourist destination but what's attracting interest now is that a member of the right wing populist a.f.d. party stands a chance of becoming mayor something the other parties are teaming up to prevent. a former police officer and member of the far right populist party a if he is running for mayor of gurlitz he's well liked around town and has already won the 1st round of folding that got a lot of people worried. the kind i'm some of you don't have to be scared of leaving just look around at the people here at the stairs because you can talk to anyone or not vigilantes we're just regular conservative citizens and guns them on

account of what they were but many gurlitz residents disagree they're worried about their city's reputation gurlitz with its beautiful old town attracts many tourists it also has attracted hollywood directors some movies have even been filmed here whole till all know martin feeds is worried about how his city will be to see n s a c.h. and of tourist businesses has written an open letter expressing its concern over the a if he counted it although they didn't explicitly name him or his party. when your food shorn. goes guess who's been told we're worried that visitors may be scared of moves certain parties get the upper hand when. we feel this way because we've been listening to how visitors are reacting to the current alleges that. businesses think that if the

a 15 moves into the town hall the number of tourists may fall at the moment 300000 visitors a year stop by gurlitz. for the 1st time in a if tea party member could become mayor of a german city that could send a powerful message to the rest of the country that's why political parties here in gurlitz are working together trying to prevent that the man who has profited most from the current political unrest to supposing candidate octavian or so of the c.d.u. he's lived in gurlitz for 30 years nevertheless his opponents accuse the native remaining in off not being a true grit but now the left and greens are also supporting him things are shown all goodness what is good we all are looking to gurlitz as a guide for how to deal with the future should we remain open or to learn of proposes. there's more at stake here than just who wins the mayoral election has

become a symbol of whether or not the far right is translating its popularity into political power not just in this city but across eastern germany. now to the women's football world cup where one of the best games of the tournament so far took place last night australia pulled off a stunning comeback against brazil to reignite their campaign but they a little bit of luck with a video review decision going their way take a look. brazil welcomed their star player martin back to the side and when the referee awarded a penalty this shirt posed she stepped up to score the opening goal from the spot that was her 16th world cup go to new record australia soon found themselves to kneel down crosstown cristiana and the in-form striker center glancing head into the far corner brazil were flying but then australia's fight began 1st came in 4th up the deficit touching home from close range then off the half time chloe look god

knows process they did everyone and found its way into the next $22.00 and the momentum was with australia the matildas took advantage this longball caused confusion in brazil's defense and monica headed goalkeeper i aspire to fight back from australia and one that keeps their world cup hopes alive. thank you. and in yesterday's other game china be to south africa one nil to boost their hopes of reaching the next round the only game of the goal of the game rather came in the 48th minute leaving latched on to a free kick to slap the ball into the net china were unlucky not to double their leave minutes later one chant chance powerful header bounced off the bar but somehow failed to cross the line completely and the result means that a germany qualifies for the knockout stages. and basketball the trauma raptors have

become the 1st non u.s. team to win the n.b.a. championship they beat defending champs the golden state warriors in game 6 in california that gave the raptors a $42.00 series win they are the 1st canadian team to win a major north american sports title since the trouble just captured baseball's world series in 1003 fans back home in toronto celebrated long into the night. coming up on news asia a proposal to make metro and bus rides free for women in delhi has generated a storm of debate we take a look at all sides of the argument. and the dogs helping with diplomacy on the korean peninsula he's putting sounds from north korea are a national treasure and revered by hunters in the north. has no stories coming right up on new news asia don't go away.

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