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this is the news of live from berlin political turmoil in malta as the government is caught up in a muddle probe. the. protestors say the prime minister must go suspicions grow of a high level cover up connected to the killing of an investigative journalist also on the program. rescue teams in albania are trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have so far been found
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dead hundreds have been injured. and the hunt for the thieves involved in germany's dresden jewel heist still no trace of the intruders who staged the or dayshift robbery making off with priceless gold and jewel encrusted artifacts. i'm told me all laddie well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister's political fate is looking uncertain after he was pelted with eggs by protesters. i joseph muscat had to be escorted out of parliament by security guards as an angry crowd gathered outside the building calling for him to step down there's been a series of high level resignations from the government amid a growing scandal surrounding
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a mudder journalist. daphne cairo and 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 comrade mitzi and chris cardona here on the left why the explanation for maltese 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 daphne. 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
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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 multis businessman was apprehended on his luxury yacht and allegedly preparing to flee. the businessman to is now reported be 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 a glitziest family go further saying that muscat is protecting those who were behind her murder was the ukrainian filmmaker legs sense of has
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finally picked up the european union's top human rights prize when he was awarded the sakharov prize last year is the sense of was in jail in russia in september he was freed in a prisoner swap with ukraine he said he accepted the award as a tribute to all ukrainian political prisoners in russia. oleg sense of spent 5 years in a russian prison camp in the arctic circle russian investigators accused the cranium filmmaker of planning terrorist attacks in 2015 cents off was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he had publicly protested against the russian occupation of crimea international observers called it a show trial now 3 years traveled to the european parliament to accept the sakharov prize which he was awarded a year ago during his detention. you know. i do not accept this award as a personal one but as a tribute to all ukrainians who are political prisoners in russian prisons.
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in september a sense of was freed after a prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine he has long campaigned for human rights in his home country and was a key figure in the ukrainian revolution of 2014 for over 30 years the european parliament has been awarding the zucker of prize to individuals and organizations which fight for human rights this year's award will go to ilham tohti the we go human rights activist who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by china in the recent 2 day trial. now to some of the other stories making news around the world clashes have broken out between security forces and protesters in the colombian capital the unrest or erupted after demonstrators announced it would hold a new nationwide strike following crisis talks with the president the protests which broke out last week on the biggest the country has experienced in decades. at
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least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo torrential rains hit the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the main university at least 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people is ongoing. 6 people have been killed in similar 10 years explosions in iraq's capital baghdad the blast struck 3 shiite neighborhoods after about a dozen people were injured in a violent and to government protests earlier in the day demonstrators are demanding an end to corruption more jobs and better public services. are rescuers in albania searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the country authorities say more than 20 people were killed and hundreds more injured the magnitude $6.00 quake struck about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital tirana it's the most powerful to hit the country for decades. i rescue is work into the night to
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free people from the deputy. finding survivors of albania's worst earthquake in 30 years is a slow and delicate operation but it is year old ing results. a man has pulled out of a collapsed building alive into man one of the town's hardest hit by the quake it's around 20 kilometers from the epicenter. of the town that but many were not so lucky. earlier in the same town a child's body was found. the quake struck early on tuesday morning when most of the people here were asleep in bed. in my bedroom went to my kids' room and the door just slammed on me like hurt both my arms this is horrible there were. numerous off the shops followed the main quake
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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 legal research romania are already helping in rescue operations. well they're using hand signals rescue was asked to silence as they listened for cries of people trapped under the wreckage many people are still missing their families are hoping and praying they will be found alive. here in germany museum officials are trying to work out why security measures fails to stop a gang of thieves making up making off with a whole of 18th century jewels from a dresden museum the meticulously planned raid saw the criminals entering and exiting the green vault museum within minutes and carefully covering up their traces after they lifted a stash of diamonds rubies emeralds and stuff as treasures that even the french
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king louis the 14th was said to be jealous of the gemstone sets of the saxon prince elector 3 of them have been stolen the material value is estimated to be in the millions their cultural value is incalculable and they're divided 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 its 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 cars will suddenly plunge 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 of. surveillance video shows them
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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 on this issue i considered the security measures in place at the state collections in the dressed in 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 when i had to move them and one could have quite simply prevented such a break in with a decent security strategy mechanically and electronically the security was not sufficient. reason to lie so what will the thieves do with the jewelry the most likely scenario is a simple one. the thieves and for will break the individual stones out of
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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 voters 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. u.n. secretary general antonio terrace has been holding talks with german chancellor angela merkel here in berlin the 2 discussed a range of issues including conflicts in syria and libya terrorism and climate change before meeting the chancellor mr terrill attended the un internet governance forum which aims to ensure that the internet is accessible affordable and safe. w.'s chief political editor. caught up with the secretary general just before his meeting with the german chancellor she asked him if world leaders were failing to
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cooperate adequately to address global problems. here in berlin you're also meeting german chancellor angela merkel how concerned are both of you about the state of multiculturalism well it is clear that the problems of today are global it is clear that no country alone can solve them it is clear that we needs. the multilateral governance we need international cooperation to the rest climate change for the rest it's the impacts of these of the technology to address the serious problems of terrorism and crime in the world and so multilateralism just want to say there never and those that think that they can do it alone will sooner or later. recognize that there is no way we can avoid the strong multilateral governance to a lot of our worlds to be able to face the obvious challenges that are settling us climate change the risks of these of the technologies all the emetic problems of
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poverty and hunger around the world that look at syria their political process seems store before we get going what's your expectation to or enter doctors right now that we see in the very beginning it was good to have a constitutional committee but the consul here it is not a political solution we need to make sure that we move ahead with it was it was decided by the security council relation to syria is interested in negotiations for a political solution and it's necessary that all countries are involved in the syrian conflict and their stance that they need to put their interests a little bit aside and to work together to finally end this absolutely tragic situation in which so many syrians have suffered in a way that is totally unacceptable there's evidence that there's a large scale abuse of human rights of the weak minority in china what will have to be the response of the international community that we have said time and time
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again that is absolutely essential that human rights are respected and whenever there is a situation with a man or a. to central to have policies that are low for minorities to feel that their identity is respected and at the same time that they fully participate in the society as a whole this is valued in that particular situation as it and it is valued everywhere else in the world the secretary general thank you very much. champions league football now and real madrid and paris packed the last minutes of their match with drama finishing with a tool all draw both teams and now a short of advancing to the knockout phase in group b. robert levy on those key scored 4 goals as by a minute clinched the top spot beating red star belgrade tottenham will also advance there when was the 1st home match for a new coach jos a marina in group c. manchester city drew with the ukrainian side shut down nets and in group d.
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leverkusen beat lokomotiv moscow keeping alive their chance to advance because athletico madrid lost to you ventus. you're watching t.v. news from berlin up next is the documentary the rival princes of the gulf i'm tom your logical thanks for watching. welcome to the book is the game here for d.w.i. . we have to talk about something. else our coverage. we have. let's have a look at some of the other legal so you don't want to. get the w. i.

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