to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions and global warming due to the environment series of global $3000.00 on d. w. and online. this is d w news live from berlin germany decries u.s. sanctions against north string to president trump signed off on those sanctions targeting companies building the pipeline from russian gas to germany will look at what if any impact those sanctions may actually have. also coming up australia struggles to contain catastrophic bushfires and the worst may not be over we'll go

to sydney for the latest. at least 23 people die in violent protests against a new indian citizenship law muslims say it marginalizes that. i'm lame glad you can join us germany has objected strongly to u.s. sanctions against the north stream to gas pipeline from russia to germany the sanctions target companies involved in the construction of the pipeline which runs under the baltic sea washington says north will give russia too much power over europe and its offering its own gas as an alternative. the gas pipeline has just 300 kilometers to go this signature aims to stop it dead in the water the new u.s. law imposes sanctions against companies building the pipeline washington says north

stream 2 will make germany too dependent on russian energy none of your business says german vice chancellor scholtz. sanctions constitute serious interference in the internal affairs of germany and europe and of our own sovereignty we have checked to them in the strongest terms moreover this behavior is entirely in comprehensible and is not at all appropriate between friends and nato allies. the sanctions target companies like swiss based all sees it operate ships that lay pipelines at sea but because the sanctions could threaten business the company does in the united states its announced its suspending work on north stream too many german politicians are outraged by the american measures deal with the u.s. just wants more markets for their fracking gas who they want to force europeans to buy environment damaging fracking a gas to call for but the government in berlin says it won't retaliate but i'm just we do not want to trade in warm weather on this issue or any other we believe that

political differences should be resolved politically and shouldn't contribute to making the trade conflicts worse on this conflict. the consortium building north stream too says construction will continue but finishing the pipeline may now take longer and cost more. australia's bushfire christ this is going from bad to worse fire crews are struggling to contain the spread of blazes around sydney a combination of record temperatures drought and powerful winds has fueled the inferno at least 8 people have died since the fires began. to smoking remains of a home after bush fires swept through the area. these residents in new south wales fought the fire as well as they could before firefighters arrived and took over it happened quickly. with all this mark and basically rushing towards us over the hill . and basically every minute it was probably had

a kilometer. before eventually it just hit a fence and were pretty much they're finding their ass off the fires or some of us trail is most extensive ever they have left 30000 square kilometers of charred land in their wake since october over $800.00 homes have been destroyed several states are affected this blaze was raging in the country's south on the outskirts of the city of adelaide with the forest on fire wildlife have nowhere else to go pushing the animals closer to people's backyards and into their homes record temperatures powerful winds and low humidity are creating the conditions for the fires to spread presidents say the constant danger is something they've learned to live with. we know i that probably only a matter of. days oh wait well we have another. that. will definitely top and ready. the sheer scale of these

bushfires is pushing fire and rescue services to their limits and the fires are still getting worse. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. police in berlin have given the all clear at a christmas market after briefly evacuating the area due to fear of suspicious activity despite initial reports no suspicious packages were found nor were any arrests made it is the same christmas market where in islamic terrorist attack killed 12 people 3 years ago. at least 8 people have died after storm elsa battered spain portugal and southern france rail and travel across the region have been disrupted and power lines were brought down else a has since weekend but another storm fabian has brought fresh rounds of heavy rain and violent winds to southern europe. according to pakistan ascendance a university lecturer to death for blasphemy junaid hafiz is accused of insulting

the islamic prophet muhammad on social media his lawyer says he'll appear in the south asian country has tough laws for insulting islamic figures were just punishable by death. at least 23 people have been killed in violent protests in india against a contentious new law it gives illegal immigrants who have fled religious persecution a chance to apply for indian citizenship but that doesn't applies to muslims they are calling it discrimination and a violation of india's secular constitution. these women in some state expressed their objection to the new citizenship no peacefully with a citizen in a field a muslim a semi and they see the legislation as part of a hindu nationalist agenda the main her own discrimination they're afraid they'll become a minority. the government is taking steps that will result in a disappearance of the assamese identity if the assamese people cannot protest our

language will disappear here. i there are 200000000 muslims in india and an ease about the new no one has spread across the country critics of prime minister narendra modi and his government. say making citizenship easier for non muslim immigrants than for muslims undermines the constitution they want to divide the indian society based on religion they want to create separation and distance and if. there are fears among indian muslims that they could become 2nd class citizens in their own country. and the rising death toll this police crackdown on protests is only fueling those fears. earlier we spoke to correspondent mr giles fall in delhi and she asked her to explain the apparent stamina behind the protests now cropdusters are coming out in force and they are

saying that they will not stop protesting the government either attract the act or revive is that true or put in a clear dialogue that has been violence even though much of this brought us have been simple process yesterday for example many people lost their lives in the state of the base and that i'll occasions of excessive use of force by the police in new delhi as well there was a peaceful process of the grand mosque i must have through the day but in the evening clashes broke out in a muslim majority neighborhood and protest of the lets the police started using a baton charge as well as water cannons against them without provocation the police is appalled denying this best thing that brought us to have started selling setting fire to records and this is why action was taken but there look to delegations of the police news and too much force and that the government does in fact clamping down on the scent by using internet shutdowns across the country that was correspondent mr giles well from delhi. new zealand has ended

a gun buyback program initiated after a terror attack at 2 mosques and in christ church killed 51 people earlier this year the government banned semi semi automatic weapons giving owners in till this weekend to turn them in in exchange for compensation. getting guns off the street literally people were still turning in their firearms on the last day of the buyback program the government says more than 30000 weapon owners participated turning in over 50000 guns. commuters is just a little bit sorry for. 6 months but there is still. that the new zealand police can do that be the safest country in the world. the measure followed an anti muslim rampage at 2 christ church mosques in march of this year when a single gunman killed $51.00 people the massacre shocked the country where mass

shootings were extremely rare the prime minister just in the ardor and moved quickly to ban semi-automatic weapons like the one the gunman used the legislature passed it nearly unanimously. miss a speaker because 5050 people died and they do not have a voice we in this house are the voice and today mr speaker we have you say voice wisely. further legislation now moving through parliament would create a registry to track all guns police say that's intended to make it harder for criminals and gangs to get access to weapons. but in a country where many farmers and hunters are attached to their guns the measure has faced some resistance. there is a huge amount of. going to come tomorrow even as the buyback and the amnesty continues meaning gun owners can still turn in weapons with no questions asked but anyone caught with

a bad weapon faces 5 years in prison. returning now to berlin famous for its rowdy nightlife now long before it became a world capital of techno berlin was the spot for hot jazz and even hotter nights it was the rolling twenty's a golden era for pushing cultural boundaries and smashing social norms the great war was over the great depression was still to come people just wanted to have fun now a new review here brings audiences back to that fleeting time a century ago when everything seemed possible. she's back the iconic dancer who took 19200 by storm josephine baker. thanks trillin goes wild josephine baker on this very stage stop right up. i think it was 1st berlin appearance in 1926 the dancer was celebrated like a goddess. brylin berlin

a new show at the city's i mean it's palace theater revives the spirit of the roaring twenty's the theater itself played no small part in those days as a venue for the wild cabaret show brylin was a city famous for art nightlife and individual free. this is the most wonderful celebrates free moment and you know recent history for me it's my absolute favorite time of song composition with. christ is the time when people just exploded with positive energy because of everything you know the world to see. in the years between the 1st lure and the global financial crash. his night life was bursting at the seams there's plenty of twenty's berlin also enjoyed a brief moment as the center of the art world now the show berlin berlin has revived some of the eras best songs international performers and auckland

constitutes. joseph and baker's famous banana skirt for instance recreated by none less the name investors the legendary head designer at paris is blocking. the performer dominic jackson traveled to paris for the fitting essential to her transformation as josephine baker left the racism of the united states to find her spotlight in europe she stood out so much i think that was the biggest thing about energy this so fake that people couldn't help but watch will she was full of life. a lot of fun and crazy on the stage actually. fun crazy and full of life that was joseph in baker and brooklyn the show wouldn't be complete without some of berlin's very own icons. actress malinda d.t.s. . the berlin star went on to

become a global sensationalism sons. and. great about the 1920 s. is that they brought us the 1st big stars the 1st real superstars like my lena d.t.'s or the comedian harmony or just say they became the people we could project our fantasies onto it's. like i have to tell something like i know i can median harmon ists at that time became something of an early boy band though they toured from germany to the u.s. and appeared in 21 films like their success came to an abrupt end in the 1930 s. after the nazis took power. thinking that the show focuses on their heyday feeding off an ever. growing appetite for all things 1920. if ever you're having a bad moment put on some twenty's music. and smile. oh the show is almost enough to make one want to travel back in time

a century ago to the dawn of the 1920 s. berlin. where for a few short years anything seemed possible. cool. coming up after the break it's the bonus legal with nick mckenna klein don't forget you can get all the latest news on our website www dot com or follow us on twitter at u.w. news. thanks for joining us. oh . today's. 97. historical turning point in politics business at least. in the run up people of the islamic revolution. is up making its initial flirtation. strikes in states of emergency sinks into

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