oh. this is d w news live from berlin bush fires burning out of control in australia several files have now combined to form a mega 5 here sydney and that's covered the country's largest city in a cloud of toxic smoke firefighters say it's too big to put out also coming out to protest doesn't iraq return to the streets of baghdad and other cities this plot fears they could come under attack the u.n. calls the killing off on demonstrators by gunmen and atrocities. i'm go to on the

streets of paris as activists come damn proposed economic reforms that they say will make life on the fordable. and the stars take to the stage here in berlin at the european film awards we'll introduce you to the top winners. playing. i'm told me a lot of both thanks for joining us. firefighters in australia are battling hundreds of bushfires in the country's east that includes a massive one north of the largest city sydney it was formed when many smaller bill blazes combined and authorities say it is now too big to put out. grass fires. bush fires. and even a fine a day a deadly swirl of flames spinning out of control. these are just some of the dozens

of blazes this is ripping across eastern australia several fires have come together in a mega fire in an area roughly 60 kilometers across leaving the nearby city of sydney swayed in toxic smoke. the speed and unpredictability of the fire leaves rural residents with little choice so any torn him or just come over to sorcery just leave bushfires a common in australia that meteorologists say climate change is exacerbating this fire season it's an extreme challenge especially for firefighters who could notice what for them if there's a 30 meter fire borders i mean. there's little relief in sight forecasters say more hot dry and windy conditions are on the way in the coming days. now to some of the other stories making news around the world hundreds of women have marched through

the streets of beirut to demonstrate against sexual harassment calling for more rights including being able to pass on their citizenship to children of foreign husbands nationwide demonstrations began in lebanon in october. opposition politicians have joined women's rights groups in delhi to call on the indian government to do more to investigate cases of violence against women protests have taken place in other cities as well this follows 2 highly publicized but unrelated rape cases where both victims died. the united states and iran have each freed a prisoner in a swap a chinese american detained for 3 years on spying charges and an iranian accused of violating u.s. sanctions have returned home it was a rare act of cooperation between the 2 hostile nations. authorities and some more say almost 90 percent of eligible people have now been vaccinated against measles the south was sick at south pacific island nation has lifted

a curfew imposed because of an outbreak of the disease measles has killed 65 people in some more in recent weeks with thousands of others infected by the virus. in iraq antigovernment protesters have returned to the streets of baghdad and cities in the south of the country despite fears of more attacks on friday 2 dozen demonstrators were killed more than 100 wounded when gunmen stormed protest sites some lawmakers are calling for an emergency session of parliament to address the violence against protesters. this is. the aftermath of one of the bloodiest nights since the beginning of anti-government demonstrations in iraq protestors returned to a car park block they had occupied and the bridge they had blockaded for weeks up until friday night police over to the injuries that we saw were mostly people shot

in the head the chest and the upper body. but we were not able to save the very badly injured as they were already judged the house by the difficult cases they were transferred to the hospitals i worked on the streets in the south the. i was told this video circulating on social media allegedly shows protesters being attacked by unidentified gunmen it's not clear who the gunmen were and whether they were backed by the government iran or other factions. among the dead protesters and members of the police the united nations condemned the attack on the demonstrators and called it an atrocity. that was in a jaffa holy city for shia muslims supporters of an influential cleric gathered outside his home the compound wehrmacht lives was bombed by

a drone on friday night the rocket damaged an outer wall outside a himself was not there at the time he has been calling for fresh elections in iraq since the end of october. back in baghdad protests is a short task in broad daylight the violence that has claimed the lives of over 430 people since october continues. u.s. authorities are searching for motives after shooting by a saudi air force lieutenant at a u.s. naval base in florida a saudi national was training as a pilot it killed 3 people and wounded several others before police shot him dead the saudi government has condemned the attack. the saudi air force trainee opened fire in a classroom building at the u.s. naval station in pensacola where a couple of 100 foreign students are in training in washington president trump said king solomon of saudi arabia had called to express his condolences. and sorry

people are greatly angered by the actions of the shooter and this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the saudi people who love the american people so much the f.b.i. hasn't yet named the shooter or commented on his possible motives there are many reports circulating. that the f.b.i. deals only in facts but at the naval station florida's governor addressed latent concerns i think there's obviously going to be a lot of questions about you know this individual being a foreign national being a part of the saudi air force and then to be here training on our soil or to do this the station's commanding officer has defended the international training program saying it's important to train aviators of the united states partner nations france is reeling from the largest strikes in decades which

of course transport chaos across the country the national rail operator said just 110th of trains were running rails and union members are on strike in protest against charges against changes to the national pension system the government plans to unveil a reform on thursday on tuesday expected to include incentives to make people work longer labor unions say the plan threatens hard one what has rights truckers also blocked highways to protest rises in taxes. earlier we spoke to our correspondent lisa lewis in paris we all start of the authorities there were prepared for those protests. as you can see right behind me there's a heavy police presence here at this demo by the city you know one of the a far left unions here in france they are demonstrating against the recent labor market reform unemployment benefit reform but obviously also against the pension

reform it's a big picture they say im about call the president they say is taking apart our social security system people are really angry and they're really afraid many people here have told me you know the plan i'm on our correspondents to bring together for teaching pension systems into one single system and they understand that the current system might not be sustainable in the long run but they just don't trust the president to do the right thing they think that he's just going to take away from those who already struggling to make ends meet it's been here in berlin which has been hosting the 32nd annual european film awards and the big winner was that aptly named period drama the favorite from great director your most . is the great for. the ride period drama $18.00 european film awards including best film best director best

comedy and fresh of oscar win for the same role best actress for britain's bolivia coleman best european accolade went to spain. for his role in pain and glory was recognized for his work. at the cannes film festival. watching the awards for us is our culture correspondent scott roxboro who joins me in the studio now scott talk about the favorite because that was a favorite for you and for those tonight and what in that the ceremony yes yeah no i mean going to this awards i thought it was going to pick up quite a bit was one of my favorite films probably of the last 10 years not just in europe but but but worldwide what i think is great about this movie is it takes a really sort of cliched johner of the period the storable period drama which you see a lot of out of europe and it just completely twists it so it's completely unexpected if it does it in one way because by making the female characters the central characters which you know most never see in historic dramas you have these 3

quitman who are just horrible to each other battling it out in the in these in the palace intrigue and they're led by olivia colman as the queen who's just absolutely phenomenal she came in to this award ceremony with a bit of a wind of her back because she'd already won the oscar for the same role but she's absolutely astounding and this really this role really launched her international career we've cut together a few for best clips from the film just people weapons in movie an idea of what we're talking about what we think a lot i can tell even if i can't say i'm that hard to watch fox. news to a prank tragedy everyone needs me. you. can. grab. me the other night. that i. live at home and that flying high and not stand out individual isn't on

a bender arrest for pain and glory deserved yeah i mean obviously i'm tony but there is a much bigger star is already a huge international a hollywood star but i don't think i've seen him ever seen him as good as he is in this film it's from the special actor pedro almodovar and. the story is sort of a lightly fictionalized version of a mode of ours own life and was amazing is that us who knows being sort of a macho character on plague zorro or whatever here he's really fragile really delicate and you almost gentle which i've never seen him before this was in cannes and it won him the best actor award there and very hard hardly deserved when tonight for overall what's this year been like and in the scene and european cinema yet it's quite interesting because covering the european film scene for a long time now this is one of the best years i've ever seen we've had these incredible stablish directors like the like your listen to most delivery i think some of their best work but we've also had

a huge surge of young filmmakers coming coming through really like the highlight the name is a cobbler the french filmmaker. the 1st time in a feature film it's a really gritty drama set in the banias in these very hard hit suburbs of paris where the director comes from the film itself is a story of police brutality and deprivation in these regions. uncredible emotional power and just visually stunning i mean it's one of the best 1st feature award at the european film awards this evening and it shows that not only does the european cinema have incredible pass with great masters like a motive arc but also has an incredible future with directors like this. thanks very much. well the festive season is nearly upon us one small and a family in germany certainly know how to celebrate tide is alive and kicking in

the year main household in the small german town of until the festive couple's home is packed to the rafters with $350.00 christmas tree was decorated to the nines with tensile very lights and yes you guessed it even more tensile no 2 trees are the same and the themes range from rubber ducks to superheroes and santa himself and it looks like he has some serious competition this year. because i think that. the. this is before i. i wonder if they'll be any space for presents at all for and coming up a day of drama in german football. all the thrills and spills us table top us glad back meet by and by on and more in the bundesliga.

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