this is t w news coming to you live from berlin chile's president moves to increase the minimum wage in a bid to quell the country's worst rest in decades and says police used water cannon and tear gas on protesters in the capital santiago also coming up in iraq and the government protestors a-q. security forces of shooting at them with live bullets the military calls on protesters to stop blocking roads and bridges in baghdad as they're forced crackdown continues. plus when your morning subway commute means spending all

groping men and women in japan are saying time is up. and it's 30 years since the physical barrier separating east and west germany came down the berlin wall maybe history now but how united is the nation today we take a look at some of the differences that persist decades after the fall of the wall. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the president of chile has proposed a minimum wage increase to in a bid to calm tensions amid the country's worst on rest in decades protests started last month sparked by a hike in subway fares and then widened into a mass movement against inequality president sebastian pinera also wants congress to approve other measures but will it be enough to convince. citizens to give up

their protests i think demonstrators clash with police in santiago unappeased by the government's latest concessions. protesters build barricades. and police respond. but according to today and prosecutors police tactics do not stop with tear gas water cannons and arrests they are investigating more than $800.00 allegations of abuse by police including torture rape and beatings. president says his government has nothing to hide he has vowed to investigate crimes committed by police with the same tenacity as they pursue demonstrators who destroy property let me backwards it will work well with the same force america any abuse it has been committed and the lack of respect use of force will also be investigated by the prosecution and the

courts of justice if. that's what happens in a democracy look at the rule of law in othello it was what started as a protest over a rise in subway fares almost 3 weeks ago has grown into a movement to gates what many on the street see as the yawning gap between rich and poor and the lack of support for ordinary people highways are just one of the many services chill am's pay for directly truck drivers block the ring roads around the capital they say tolls for the roads operated by private companies are too high. it happens is not a good reason highway agreements have been in place since 2006 the companies have earned back the investment 8 times over and they keep charging us and people lined it up a bit some demonstrators wants a new constitution for chile one that protects social services and resources from being privatized for them increasing the minimum wage is just not enough i.

nicole fairly his covering the story for a sense aren't ya go she says mistrust of the government and police remains high. well president so i stand being it as trying to appease protesters with symbolic gestures like the approval of minimum wage subsidies many see right through him in recent days he has embarked on a charm offensive of sorts giving lots of interviews visiting victims of police brutality in the hospital but to many people out in the streets protesting again today it's too little too late and most importantly it comes from a president that they want gone the protests actually spread out today they didn't only take place in the centric plaza d'italia square people also gathered in santiago's financial district and what struck me personally the most was how far riot police was driving protesters into residential areas there were hordes of people that had nothing to do with the protests hiding out in full is not daring to

go out in the street fearing the lingering tear gas or being hit by stray rubber bullets so there is a deep feeling of insecurity and a huge mistrust in the police force and that is something the president will have to tackle if he wants to keep these protests from escalating. ecole furley there in the in santiago well there's also growing unrest in neighboring bolivia were opposition groups a president manipulated the results to claim victory in last month's presidential election supporters and opponents of president morales have clashed in several cities these images come from the pas one student was killed in clashes in another city the opposition has rallied around a civic leader named luis fernando camacho he has arrived in the pas paul bowing to go to the presidential palace to demand the corollas sign a pretty routine letter of resignation. protesters in

iraq have accused security forces of firing live rounds of people who were blocking a bridge in the capital baghdad that was stray sions against the government started early last month since then more than 250 people have been killed and thousands injured the military has called on people to stop blocking roads ports and oil refineries saying it's costing the country billions of dollars. gunfire ricochets around the streets of central baghdad. demonstrates is trying to take shelter as bullets rained down fired witnesses say by iraqi security forces. since tuesday antigovernment protests does have been blocking a major bridge in the capital. police want them gone oh i

think in the united nations see they use knife bullets we're human beings protesting and demanding our rights how often are you in there with those who failed got severely beaten look at what they did to my leg and my hand they started shooting live ammunition at us. pretense and also broken out in on the parts of iraq in basra in the south of the country security forces broke up an anti government sit in demonstration. more than 250 iraqis have lost their lives since the unrest began at the beginning of october the the violence has been condemned by the international community. the secretary general says he is shocked by the death toll we have seen in recent days in iraq since the start of the demonstration but with neither side prepared to

back down chaos has returned to the streets of iraq. now let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world iran has resumed iranian enrichment at an underground nuclear plant and a further significant step away from its 2015th nuclear deal with world powers this comes after the united states withdrew from the agreement and re impose sanctions on tehran iran's atomic energy spokesman announced the move on state t.v. . moscow is reenacting a military parade held in 1941 when german armies laid siege to the city historic vehicles and soldiers and period cost uniforms marched under a giant screen showing newsreel footage of the war the day of military honor as it's called is a replacement for the old soviet holiday marking the revolution of 1917. and u.s. secretary of state mike from peo has arrived here in germany to join in celebrations

of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall and the end of the cold war he will visit leipsic and berlin to highlight the role of the united states in helping the people of eastern and central europe defeat communism 'd. well as you can imagine there's plenty going on across germany this week to mark that anniversary highlights of the festivities include video displays beamed onto iconic cold war sites the berlin wall surrounded what used to be west berlin east german authorities said they built it to protect their country from supposed passions but in reality it prevented their own citizens from fleeing to the democratic half of the divided city a portal to the rest of the free world well after the fall of the berlin wall and member of night 1989 the 2 germany's were quickly reunited on a political level but socially and economically reification has been difficult despite billions of euros in subsidies and it overhaul of infrastructure in the

east major differences remain linda. eka reports. this is spam now washed us in the middle of berlin the wall is still here but as a memorial the city's physical division ended long ago but there are still great differences between east and west incomes remain higher in the west that's visible in each paycheck. the income gap may have narrowed over the past 30 years but on average westerners still earn a lot more. reunification brought with it the collapse of almost all industry in east germany virtually nothing came along to replace it it wasn't for lack of money the government invested 1.6 trillion euros in the former east. but high paying jobs are rare in the east mind and 3 percent of major companies are in the west in another key difference in the number of leadership

positions in the east versus west after reunification the top jobs in politics education and commercial were filled by westerners what started as a quick solution to replace eastern germany executives has stayed almost entirely in place. federal judges university chancellor senior government officials corporate executives decision making positions are rally filled by easterners. only 1.7 percent of top leadership jobs are held by eastern germans. there's also a lingering feeling of dissatisfaction in the eastern part of the country 57 percent of easterners according to polls consider themselves 2nd class citizens that discontent also comes to the surface in elections the far right populist alternative for germany is twice as strong in the east as in the west. its.

recent election results have shaken the political establishment bringing east and west together is proving much harder than expected great strides have been made since $989.00 but experts say it will take decades more until the differences dividing germany a truly overcome. well for some analysis thomas sparrow from our political desk is here with his kids good to see you told us technically germany has been reunited longer than it was divided thomas but as we just saw many many former east germans feel still feel like 2nd class citizens 30 years later yes why does germany fail to recover a sense of unity among its people well it's important to stress that germany has indeed achieved a lot since the fall of the wall the wall 30 years ago since those street demonstrations that led to the fall of the wall where people were fighting for for freedom for democracy and even back then many people didn't know what was going to

happen afterwards in that story that happened afterwards is a story indeed that many consider to be a story of success a story where people managed to bridge that divide with differences were reduced in many ways but as you said problems still remain and there is still a very big challenge for german authorities when it comes to trying to reduce some of the differences that still exist that we saw for example in libya as reported when you when you ask why why there is that sense of germany not being completely unified you have to think about perception on the one hand you also have to think about reality when you think about reality you see those statistics that linda mentioned the fact that for example income is different between the east and the west that political representation is different between the east and the west that there are many differences when it comes to these kinds of issues between the 2 parts of germany and there's a sense of perception especially in many east and germans who believe that they are not represented as well as people in the west that they do not as much as people in

the west that they have been left behind all those a perceptions that are very important when it comes to understanding this problem of these differences between eastern germany and west into this feeling of being 2nd class citizens these perceptions of inequality that you're talking about and some of them are very real or based on real facts this do. satisfaction of the people in the east expresses itself politically and is reshaping germany's political landscape i would agree with you there in particular this is something that's been used by political parties on the right of the political spectrum in particular the party known as the a if the alternative for germany that is a party that is particularly strong in the eastern part of the country we saw that for example in recent regional elections in the last few months we had 3 regional elections in the east where the if team managed to get a very significant results for them and in particular they managed to get those results terry because they tapped into those feelings of uncertainty and into that specific perception that we're talking about when many people in the east feel as

2nd class citizens where they feel left behind by traditional parties so the government has done a lot try to overcome these divisions $1.00 trillion euros pumped into the east what can it still do now to overcome least remaining divisions there's a whole package planned by the current government coalition which includes moving federal offices to the east increasing infrastructure making sure that for example train nine's that were scrapped are put back in places in the east that internet connection is improved so you have a really a long list of things that the governor wants to do but the government's commission for german unity has also stressed that this is a structural issue that it's something that began 30 years ago that has advanced a lot since then that is happening right now and that will probably continue also in the next few years and maybe even in the next few decades just briefly thomas many challenges what about the upside of green if occasion what is principally being celebrated receives a story of success and this is something that we have to remember time and time

again yes there might be differences yes there might be challenges but above all this is a story the germans a celebrating the berlin wall was a symbol of the cold war it was a symbol of 2 very different opposing political and economic systems and that was overcome and that is something of german the center point of us thank you very much so a sparrow from our political desk. and all this week is bringing you special coverage reports on the events leading up to the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago will also have live coverage on saturday's ceremonies and commemorations of course that is the 9th of november. fell heavy rains are causing record flooding across east africa more than 2000000 people in several countries are effected especially in small and south sudan there and south sudan a civil war has already left devastation no the rains are making things worse and forecasters say they could continue for weeks. water to the horizon

entire villages have been submerged aide workers say they're among the worst floods in the areas history south sudan has declared a state of emergency rising waters have pushed out more than 400000 people but not everyone can leave easily. you know what i'm going to tell this is so hard for disabled people like me that everyone is trying to save themselves. but i'm not out of the water is getting deeper every day and i can't crawl in it. we need help to improve the situation here. for the u.n. and aid groups providing relief in south sudan poses a huge challenge a brutal civil war has already worn down the country's infrastructure and health system and as waters rise so does the risk of disease. the situation is so bad

spent now we're living with dead animals waste and all submerged under the water where afraid of catching diseases and getting hurt we need help people are hungry all our supplies have gone with the water where appealing for urgent support we need tents food and places to sleep. east africa is no stranger to cycles of drought and floods but experts say climate change is making oceans warmer and weather extremes worse the indian ocean which sends rains to east africa is unusually warm right now that means up to another 6 weeks of heavy rain for a region already under water. you're watching news still to come a suspected subway groper is chased by schoolgirls in tokyo japanese women are calling time's up on widespread sexual assault on crowded trains.

but 1st to romania which has the highest rate of birth spices there in section in the european union with up to 80 percent of babies born that way in some hospitals critics say is just one sign of corruption in romania as health service where doctors can make more money with a c. section than a natural birth. when our young goes down the slide his father's always there to catch him at the bottom his mother manuela can only watch it's because of this is very inception she had when she could have perth to him the procedure nearly killed her. the doctor decided to take deceased this is section and i don't know what has happened but something room has happened because their respective we have to decide to be a hit for surgeries. since manuela started talking to the press about her experience many women have contacted her to share their stories doctors often insist on performing says ariens runway those doctor came into the clinic after

hours apparently slightly drunk the operation went badly but he still insisted that she give him the traditional cash gift when you go to hospital you need money from the nurses from the entrance of the hospital to can get into the hospital this is how we tease. caesarians are a nice little earner a natural birth costs only 300 euros but for a syrian you'll have to slip the doctor up to 1000 euros no one in the clinic wanted to be interviewed here like everywhere else in romania the government has sharply raise salaries for medical personnel over the last year but still 80 percent of births are says ariens you're in a purpose who is a midwife she has to meet patients in a café if she wants to explain the advantages of natural birth she lost her job in a clinic after contradicting doctors who insisted on a c. section keeping their fees high. i'm sure that the lower the weak mentality is

because i want my doctor my doctor knows me and he knows my my medical file. they don't feel safe. bribery assume common and romania's medical system that the government is clamping down and auditing facilities much more but even the health minister admits it's not enough to do this for the future of the us has been knocked it recently we had to close a birth station and because of the risk of infection the employees were against it it was right before christmas and they had 60 syrians lined up and needed the money . she had to program up in that area and doesn't understand why his mother can never pick him up but man will i was glad that she can at least kiss him to means she survived. in other news gunman in burkina faso have attacked a convoy of a canadian gold mining company killing at least 37 people the buses were

transporting employees of the same mofo company in the east of the country and were being escorted by military personnel. 2 former twitter employees have been charged with spying for saudi arabia a complaint from the u.s. justice department published in the washington post detail the saudi government's effort to recruit the 2 men and use them to obtain the personal information of government critics including a journalist with ties to the murdered writer jamal khashoggi. and german airline look tons has canceled 1300 flights on thursday and friday affecting around 180000 passengers it's the result of a 2 day strike by cabin crew over pay and conditions the industrial action will mainly affect flights leaving germany airports. now taking the subway during rush hour can be a harrowing experience for anyone but in japan many women have the additional stress of dealing with this ecole and sexual assault almost every woman there has

a story of unwanted touching or groping it's so much of a problem that transport officials started designating women only carriages a few years ago that has helped but it hasn't eliminated problem now women are taking action to demand change. tokyo in the morning rush hour the japanese capital's trains are jam packed bodies pressing against bodies for some these are the perfect conditions for to come for groping. to let them know i have been touched a lot of times around here and most people i know have had the same experience it is. like. using the adult smartphone function this path that sent me a picture of his thing about the big. continent has been part of japanese pop culture for some time cartoon films showing schoolgirls as helpless

groping victims have a large fan base in a country where some couples. do not even dare to hold hands in public. situations like this one where grover is chased are rare. most victims suffer in silence. victims like ramon. who was sexually harassed as a schoolgirl in the train she kept silent out of shame and because groping seemed socially acceptable for so long in japan. she recently developed a program that she convert or an early warning system to combat groupers $40000.00 have already registered. when you got the a feeling of powerlessness comes from the fact that brokers are perceived as being completely normal it goes so far that the victims fear that the train will be stopped by their cry for help and that their fellow travellers will arrive late for

work out of some kind of consideration they prefer not to say anything. wants to change that she was sexually harassed when she was at primary school the blogger has written a book about her experiences and demands that women talk about there's. only one i used to travel to school on the train with my male friends their experience of that environment was very different to mine so i realised that men can really only understand the problem if we talk about it clearly. and that is what ogawa does now. she takes us to an event of women who don't want to put up with it anymore. the flower demo takes place once a month it's for people who have been victims of groping or who have experienced sexual violence and it's only the demo is a very important place for us a place where we gain hope and the feeling that our voices can change something.

in japan a country where few are outspoken these flower demos are almost a revolution. to me you know how to look at. some of the women talk about that experience says and seeing that gives me the feeling that we are moving together not. only. and tell something changes in japan. will be coming back here every month. football now and by and munich head had to prove themselves in the champions league after sacking their coach of the weekend and failed to impress despite beating greek side olympiacos to nail robert love and dos the open the story midway through the 2nd half with yvonne parazit adding a 2nd in the dying minutes thanks to the 2 nil win by an qualifies for the round of 16 with 2 games to spare in the group stage.

this is d w news coming to you live from berlin coming up next conflict with tim sebastian his guest this week is the hong kong democracy activist joey so you don't get in good old latest news information around the clock or website d w dot com i'm terry martin thanks bill.

into the conflict zone with tim sebastian if hong kong's pro-democracy movement imagined it had the qualified support of the international community it would better think again my guest this week here in berlin is joe use you a pro-democracy activist movement now charged to make a deal with the hong kong government because that becomes impossible conflict so. next on d w. 2 fronts during tonio to secede and

when your mother was born in 1969 the world was already 8 years old and you know my grandchildren were born after the wall fell morning find. 3 generations one family on a journey through recent german history and. all our family and costs in 45 minutes. 3 years after the fall of the berlin november 9th do you w. . used to it is best to get over now live.

what's a big. deal for you look. so you saying that people use drugs you know out of control well i don't believe they're out of control nobody forces you to break them or do the government far specific so i think it is hong kong's pro-democracy movement imagined it has the unqualified support of the international community it had better think again the british government has slammed what it called a hard core of demonstrators warning that there follows was unacceptable and how to stop my guest this week here in berlin is joey su a pro-democracy activist and spokesperson for a number of student unions in the hong kong.