this is d.w. news live from berlin they targeted smash and grab bag yields a spectacular haul the thieves break into the royal palace of the german city of dresden and make off with diamond jewelry up and measurable cultural value museum authorities say it's a disaster but don't know what's exactly missing yaps also coming out over goes under in london transport regulators have refused to extend the ride telling apps licensed to operate.

she has one of the voices of rock'n'roll tina turner turns 80. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program every day like a hollywood movie scripts thieves have broken into one of europe's most renowned museums and made off with a haul of priceless 18th century jewelry now police in the german city of dresden are still looking for the robbers while the devastated museum officials try to work out what they've lost. dresden screenful museum home to one of europe's greatest collections of treasures now it's

a crime scene after burglars snatched up to $95.00 pieces of early 18th century jewelry from these cabinets including diamonds and rubies this is one of the sets that was stolen exactly how many items were taken from this set is still unknown dresden police say the thieves entered through a window c.c.t.v. footage shows them heading straight to a display cabinet and smashing the glass with an axe before making off with the treasure but the time or thought is a rifle the burglars were long gone a nationwide hunt is now under way saxony state premier say security measures were considered adequate is an issue it is it's a shocking case it's not just the state art collections that were problem but are saxons we now want to get a sense of the damage and the investigative work. at least over. the collection in dresden was founded in the 18th century by augustus the strong elector of saxony

and later king of poland the jewels here are priceless. because in this context and i know we can't put a value on these items as they are unmarketable therefore this simply isn't a value that we can work with there is no financial value we can work with with the jewelry to identifiable to sell in the open market the museum fears that the pieces might be broken up all melted down. the stolen jewels survived the allied bombings in world war 2 were carted off as beauty by the soviet union and were returned here in 1958 now dresden is hoping for their return from the hands of the thieves who vanished without a trace. and correspondent erin tilton is off the crime scene in dresden erin you know 1st of all tell us a little bit more about the investigation into this spectacular heist what's the way. well as you can see behind me the police cordon around the window that the

thieves actually use to gain entrance to the building has been removed and we're also told that forensics teams at least for now have called off the hunt for clues within the building although that's likely to continue in the coming hours we know that right now that they're looking for d.n.a. and fiber evidence which might help the police actually besar ascertain the identity of the thieves who broken the building however that search is likely to be a long and difficult one a police spokesman recently said that the building plays host to some 10000 or several tens of thousands of people each and every day and looking for evidence of 2 men within that huge mass of information is like the proverbial hunt for a needle in a haystack we also know they're continuing to look at 2 small fires which are reported around. their own devices and at the time of the break in one at a power box and another one in a small personal vehicle and people believe that there could be a direct connection to the breaking yesterday and we've been looking at the c.c.t.v. footage aaron of the break and the thieves they really seem to have an in-depth knowledge of the building what's being said about the state of security at the mall

it's. well known that people in dresden there are a lot of open questions when it comes to security and we keep hearing from both the police and the director of the museum that the security concept was up to all modern standards over people here in dresden are wondering on exactly how people were able to break in so quickly there are questions about whether or not there was an electronic alarm system and why that wasn't triggered there also questions about why there weren't infrared cameras within the building and why the night watchman weren't actually allowed to get involved once they realize there were thieves in the building also there are there are people are drawing parallels to a theft back in 1970 here in dresden where i d.-d. our museum was broken into and a set of jewels was also stolen due in part to lax security preparations and part of the museum and also speaking to people in the street you seem to sense a real frustration yes they say you know the museum had a large piece of its history stolen. but they're also seen a piece of their cultural history a piece of the city history was stolen as well. and it's interesting when you look

at the artifacts themselves if you've ever been to visit this vault you know that they're you know they're really identifiable that they're very special. given that air and what is likely to happen to these artifacts. what we don't know directly however there are 3 main scenarios that we kicked around i mean they could be sold directly to an individual. buyer on the international market with people thinking that this may have been like a focus attack looking for specific pieces others are suggesting that as we heard in the report there that the pieces could be melted down like we saw happen to a large gold coin that was most likely stolen from a berlin museum around 2 years ago still others are on wondering if this could be an attempt to blackmail the museum or blackmail the city but so far the police have been very tight lipped and we don't actually know what these intend to do with the jewels erin tilton with the latest from dresden thank you erin. and let's get a quick check now some other stories making news around the world demonstrators have clashed with security forces in southern iraq amid escalating anti-government

protest they threw molotov cocktails and rocks at each other the protesters began in october with these demonstrations calling for the overthrow of what they see as a corrupt political class. on the last day of his trip to japan pope francis has called on students to use technology to improve society speaking at a tokyo university the pontiff said the technological advances were worthless if they weren't used for good francis is the 1st pope to visit japan in nearly 40 years. the u.n. says the greenhouse gas levels in the earth's atmosphere hit a record high in 2018 carbon dioxide methane and nitrous oxide are the 3 main gases that tribute to global warming the u.n. is warning that the world is not on course to prevent catastrophic climate change. to albania now. where at least 6 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in decades the 6.4 magnitude

quake struck 30 kilometers northwest of the capital causing buildings to collapse and sending panicked residents out onto the streets it is the 2nd earthquake to hit this country in 2 months. joining us now from tirana the capital there is journalist faces are like matt who is joining us so tell us this is the biggest earthquake to hit albania and decades what is the situation there right now well emergency crews searched your taken with their bare hands and we have the equipment into focal points in the portal city of tourists and in the village shop which is very close to at the center of the earthquake there was a better response from the authorities there this time compared to their wait that you did september then merge or 2 crew sent our army corps of engineers were ready to respond and there is some rescue efforts that have been successful in these 2

collapsed buildings and from on it and also the collapsed building in the portal town of divorce. and unfortunately we have to say that the death toll has now risen to 6 people around 300 others injured are local hospitals able to cope. well hold them emergency crews. let's say crew certain and medical stuff in the country has been on high alert and the good news is that this is the most populated area of the country it's close to the capital of the because it's the 2nd biggest city of duras so there is i think enough at a hospital capacity to handle them urgency it's the 2nd quake in albania in 2 months what are experts saying i mean is there a fear that more could be coming. well aren't quakes experts

say there just cannot be predicted but there is a lot of speculation there's a lot of fear and you solve it by people who are still in the streets in through on and pick up though in the course it took tourist authorities to close down schools and they're checking bridges other of their infrastructure just to make sure that they are saved but now there are they are warning people to proceed cautiously. this time they commit and joining us from tehran to thank you. thank you. london's transport authority has refused a new license for a major blow to the ride sharing platform regulators say that the decision is based on safety concerns had been accused of putting passengers at risk with uninsured drivers but it's also faced opposition from drivers of the iconic london taxi. free biz 3 and a half 1000000 users in london this decision has been a long time coming the refusal to give a new license to the right hailing company follows 2 years of arguments between and

regulate is now transport for london says enough is enough. just the city's mass as has been failing to protect its customers that there are at least 14000 journeys where somebody using a store to the person driving them was one person but if it's been somebody else they've also been examples where drivers who've had their license suspended or dismissed have been allowed to continue to be a new driver these are serious failings he rejects the claim it's unsafe saying it's vetted every one of its 50000 drivers in london drivers like ilia he fears the loss of his main source of income. will be very bad but. not fully for all all of us so we have all drivers for drivers so. probably we're going to. force all the car though so all the little she tells master the count

says drivers should reserve their anger through brit self for failing to improve its systems the news comes as a boost to london's famous black cabbies who potentially see a major competitor driven off the road pass for other londoners if you get rid of a got something else is going to walk straight into their steps anyway i say this but i think it's a massive issue of the draw the rush to the bottom they're not really helping anyone really work free. to be completely i think it's a shame find that i mean everyone that i know is a. has $21.00 days to appeal against the decision something it says it will definitely do. in european soccer the champions league is back on tuesday with paris and your months trip to riyadh madrid one of the key fixtures to watch record champions madrid lost the 1st game between the 2 teams and qualification for the last 16 becomes complicated if they lose again real madrid's coach finds himself in

a precarious position. the pressure is on synod in sedan and his real madrid side they welcome p.s.g. knowing a loss could put their chances of qualifying from group day under serious threats. the independent demented partner must have no matter what but this is the most important match of the season. because it's our next match. and against a very good opponent but this is a team which is among the best sides. are going to demand a lot from us we know that. they can start but we have to be ready. throughout the build up as a down has been forced to defend star forward gareth bale after the welshman posed with a flag mocking his commitment to the club while away on international duty last week because him as much or. more children there's been a lot of noise about. the most important the but the important thing to me as

a coach and to him as a player in and is to just focus on football. everybody has an opinion. should rayo lose to p.s.g. they could potentially be eliminated in their final group stage fixture at belgian side club. despite lifting 3 champions league titles already as the coach of real madrid and with a club now tied at the top of the league or failure to reach the knockout stages of the competition would surely result in his sacking. here watching news from berlin we'll leave you now with this tina turner turns 80 on tuesday one of the voices of rock and roll for decades turner is now retired and living in a swiss chateau but we can still continue to enjoy our music thanks for watching.

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