this is dave every new year's live from. government in crisis has 2 ministers and the prime minister's chief of staff resign caught up in the investigation into the suspected contract killing investigative journalist and. also on the program rescue teams in albania trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a deadly earthquake us struck overnight least 20 people have so far been found dead

hundreds. of other things involved in germany's addressed in the jewel heist still no trace of the intruders who states the country's biggest post for robbery making off with priceless gold and jewels encrusted top. i'm sure gail welcome to the program we begin in the prime minister's chief of staff he's tourism minister and economy minister have all stepped down amid a growing scandal surrounding about a journalist. you know was killed in a car bombing in 2017 after reporting on corruption in the country. keith schembri chief of staff to the maltese prime minister resigns to other ministers swiftly

left office conrad mitzi and chris cardona here on the left why the explanation from multis prime minister joseph muscat regarding his chief of staff decision to quit. she said this would enable the government to go ahead with its work serenely mort said and some suspect that what's really behind all this is the murder of stephany. a popular journalist described as a one woman wiki leaks killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago she had become known for exposing cronyism within the country's political and business elite 3 of those who've now quit were all accused of corruption. was 3 men were arrested for planting the car bomb but little more was done since then there have been regular protests in malta was last week a suspected middleman involved in the murder was arrested but the prime minister granted a pardon if the man helped find the murder mastermind was. the very

next morning a multi businessman was apprehended on his luxury yacht and legibly preparing to flee. the businessman to is now reports of the seeking immunity in exchange for cooperating with the police. and now 3 ministers once accused by carol want to leave office. many in malta say that their government is corrupt and want prime minister muscat to go he denies any involvement there on the glitziest family go further saying that muscat is protecting those who were behind her murder was micallef is a journalist with the times of malta and joins us from the capital letter welcome to you why do you think these 3 men have decided to step down. at this stage it would be even 1st of all at this stage their position has become completely untenable you can't have any government no government can has it's one

their highest ranking ministers in that under investigation over a political murder of a journalist i mean there was no way out of them except except to resign and people here say they should have resigned months ago this shouldn't have taken this long because there had been indications that there had been politicians involved and. however to situation as a skelly to do really following the air rest of mr fenech the businessman allegedly behind this contract killing of misgoverned ability and so do these resignations pose any threats to joseph mascot's government. from a strictly numerical number not because the government has a very big majority but the political ramifications are not to be or not to be. or are big because the implications from the reputational perspective are quite damning having 32 members of cabinet and the prime minister's most trusted aide

under investigation over a contract killing it's normally leads to the polls for the country to for the government to go for the election when this isn't been rumored up to now the opposition leader is has requested the president today that the prime minister can no longer the country lead the country they're not saying it should be a different government at least the labor party which is in government should be led by another prime minister the opposition is saying the prime minister's position has been compromised because his most trusted minister and his most trusted aides are bull being under investigation over a murder and the prime minister has been resisting to save them for at least 2 years right until the police investigation and so on again it's just that death itself we have 3 men facing trial for setting the bomb and police are aware of at least 2 people who seem to have inside knowledge of the plot and what's your assessment of the investigation so far. the investigation so far it

is a very no with this at a very advanced stage we are expecting at any time possibly even tonight the arraignment of mr fenech as a possibility complex all of the mastermind behind behind the this murder the interest in quiet will be walked through did the politicians play in on this but the vista geishas have made huge strides in the last few days apparently they have been unearthed it fresh evidence it could be in the form of new video recordings and even phone that brings about the involvement of for example mr sharon today sources said that mr bush campaign was actually tipping off mr fenech about the police investigation itself and in return mr finnick could even alerted the prime minister's chief of staff that it would be absconding so was the escape from the police press if developments ok good talking to you for joining us king's micallef from the times of malta at 12 by new way rescuers are searching for survivors after

a powerful earthquake struck the country out of this morning or far to say at least 20 people were killed and hundreds more injured the magnitude $6.00 events struck about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital tirana the most powerful quake to hit the country for decades. with some people trapped alive rescuers were carefully trying to stop the rubble from collapsing further that means sometimes working by hand it can be painstakingly slow in this race against time to rescue survivors of the worst earthquake to his help pena in 30 years a survivor pulled out of a collapsed building in the coastal resort of duress but many were not so lucky. that i was that it was an orphan to maine a child's body is found. out of. the quake

struck early on tuesday morning when most of the people here were asleep in bed. not a bit of a heartfelt in my bedroom went to my kids' room and the door just slammed on me in the meantime hurt both my arms this is horrible there were. numerous aftershocks followed the main quake adding to the fear and causing further damage albania is one of the poorest countries in europe and its neighbors were quick to offer help teams from its league research romania are already helping in rescue operations. world using hand signals rescuers ask the silent as they listen for cries of people trapped under the wreckage many people are still missing their families are hoping and praying they will be found alive. and let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world 6 people have been killed in similar tennis explosions in iraq's capital baghdad the blast struck 3

shiite neighborhoods after about a dozen people injured and the protests earlier in the day demonstrators are demanding an end to corruption more jobs and better public services. at least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo to wrench all right the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the university and these 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people it's ongoing. thousands of euro's farmers have rolled in to burn then on tractors to protest against the government's agricultural policies they say plans to introduce stricter environmental protections go too far and threaten the existence of their farms. jag museum officials here in germany are trying to work out exactly what is missing after things made off of priceless 18th century jewels in the city of dresden the raiders is continuing basis still examining the crime scene at the great vault

museum searching for clues that will lead them to the rebels treasures that even the french king louis the 14th was said to be jealous of the gemstone sets of the saxon prince elector 3 of them have been stolen their material value is estimated to be in the millions their cultural value is incalculable and they'd fight and it's a unique collection the biggest saxon treasure of the 18th century which is at the heart of a cultural heritage. that's just a few years ago the museum's previous direct acclaimed sophisticated alarm system was on par with fort knox but on monday this threw a spanner in the works around 5 am a fire in an electricity junction box near the causal suddenly plunged the building into darkness and the thieves struck. you could also. the perpetrators entered through a window facing the castle square cut through the bars smashed the window pane and

targeted a specific display case. between the. surveillance video shows them breaking the display case the guards then called the police but when they arrived just 5 minutes later the perpetrators had already fled potentially using a car which had later been found in an underground car park and set on fire with me . i considered the security measures in place at the state collections in the dresden castle to be excellent and extensive we can now see that this wasn't the case experts believe the alarm system may no longer have been state of the art the men had to for a minimum one could have quite simply prevented such a break in with a decent security strategy mechanically and electronically the security was not sufficient and. so what will the thieves do with the jewelry the most likely scenario is

a simple one you did of the thieves and for will break the individual stones out of their casing live then change their cut so that their origin is no longer recognizable. then they will try to sell them on the global market by. an upsetting idea for those who hold these cultural heirlooms dear one small consolation the museum's most valuable jewel is the green diamond currently still safe and on loan in new york so how did the robbers manage to get past security you don't lose our until to an interesting as this assessment. did the dress and thieves have access to inside information or maybe even the man in the museum that seems to be a theory that's been taken seriously both by local police and museum security personnel themselves it would help explain how the thieves were able to so quickly bypass museum security they spend exactly 6 minutes in the museum and those 6 minutes were enough time to pull off the most audacious art theft in germany's

post-war history. dressed in all the football champions league matches including a hugely important. coach. he's been. terrible he's reportedly given the club's next to his he's reportedly been given the club's next 2 matches to save his job the 1st as a way to european heavyweights barcelona. a warm reception for lucien farmer and his squad at barcelona report things have been less rosy back in germany. reportedly hanging by a thread on sunday don't c.e.o.'s shoot a clear warning with regard to upcoming performances. must go into these next 2 difficult games in barcelona am berlin with the right attitude. i don't know how you have to step up while foreign isn't expected to be a european giants

a heavy defeat may be enough for the club to sever ties earlier than believed the 62 year old is old too aware of the importance of this clash. we're under pressure the pressure is always there it doesn't matter if you're the coach or a player when you play against a team like barcelona it's always going to be a difficult game. here to fill in the 2 lucian dortmund have fallen well off the pace in the bundesliga title race after a disappointing one of results culminating in last weekend's draw with bottom placed part of fans were not best pleased. a loss against barcelona will also put their hopes of reaching the champions league knockout stages under serious threats after spending big in the summer dortmund had been expecting the team to compete on all fronts this campaign a win in barcelona would be a statement of intent from father's side. this is day

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