this is d.w. news live from berlin outrage intensifies of the united states and danny after an american airstrike kills iran stopped in general and in the rocky militia leader thousands of mourners join a funeral procession in iraq while tensions soar in the region governments are bracing themselves for a response from iran its valen to avenge the death of general custom so the money also coming out. a strategy a kohls of 3000 army reservists as the bushfire threat there intensifies. turning

dying into nightfall cost there's a warning of more scorching temperatures and high winds that could push the inferno closer to populated areas. plus a product that will have green campaign is holding is because shot with the finish scientists who we've using living organisms to create fire take head far which i hope for the future all of sustainable sounds. i'm tired read welcome to the show or tensions are high in iraq today off to an american and straka killed iraq military command and in the rocky militia leader several rockets have fallen on the heavily fortified green zone in the capital baghdad as well as on an air base housing u.s. troops thousands of iraqis have mostyn funeral processions to shari they agree.

the a massive display of mourning and outrage thousands gathered in karbala to pay tribute to custom solemn money and. it was the 2nd procession of the day to grieve the military leaders earlier on saturday massive crowds turned out in the capital baghdad to pay their respects. to pairs assassination at the hands of the u.s. is fueling fears of war on the streets of tehran iranians demanded vengeance for the killing of their powerful and popular commander. we will have then joint generals death he was not just an individual but a whole country they did not just kill one person they killed the country. all iranians loved him he was the general of our hearts i have been feeling well

since yesterday it's like of lost my own father the pain i feel won't be gone and so we take revenge. on a big. money was the mastermind behind iran's military engagement in the middle east for the last 2 decades and a close ally of iran's supreme leader. u.s. president trump said his killing was necessary to protect american lives so many was flooding. imminent and senator attacks on american diplomats and military personnel we took action last like just stop a war. we did not. take action to start a war. iranian president hassan rouhani about his country would strike back against the us as he met with so money's daughter. mr rouhani when the blood of my father's friends were shot at he would take revenge for them now who is going to

take revenge for my father's blood. they will everyone will get revenge for the murders blood don't you worry about that iran has appointed general a smile gandhi to replace the money will now be responsible for the country's foreign military operations meanwhile the u.s. and its allies are bracing for retaliation from tehran. i. will d.w. correspondent stefan siemens is following the story from washington and he sent us these assessments the president is standing by his assumption that it was absolutely necessary to take out to eliminate iranian military their custom so lemony he had he says received solid evidence and intelligence about sort of money being involved in planning a major attack against u.s. personnel in the middle east democrats are not so sure and a little bit suspicious they want to see this evidence from the president the white

house is likely not inclined to share any more details about what led to the decision of the president to take this action however there are some in washington who suggest that the order the timing of the order of the president comes in handy and that the president took this time all the to distract from his upcoming impeachment trial in the senate meanwhile secretary pompei was trying to push one message and one message on the action taken against money was a necessary defensive action by the united states of america the u.s. does not want war with iran. the secretary is busy all weekend long as far as reno calling leaders in different states allies and allies in the region but also worldwide. has cold up 3000 on the reservists to help firefighters they've been battling bushfires the weeks more than 200 blazes of burning across the heavily populated states of

victoria and new south wales the scorched areas cover an area lodges and builds the human death toll now stands at $23.00 along with hundreds of millions of animals and high temperatures and strong winds also are showing no signs of letting up. safe now and fall from the flames these people were evacuated with their pets bringing only essential belongings the australian navy rescued them from kusa in the state of victoria. videos posted on social media showed the mega blaze there on new year's eve the fire has forced thousands of people to take refuge on the coast. and. it's quite scary that we were really where at the super very dangerous there in the refuge center most of the time and we slept on the bench press not because we thought that was a site is priced in

a big sandstorm came in we got swept aside and we were made to watch the refugee center where we could see outsiders as bright red hair where we could say and then the smoke was coming into the building and people started galloping notice about that. this weekend hotter temperatures and more strong winds found hundreds of blazes already burning out of control. those people the extra was perhaps the. people in the court much the hairs in the court or the. hallways as i say have gone. if. more than 100000 people were told to evacuate their homes across 3 states whilst they were still time to get away. not everyone managed on conquering island 2 people died as a blaze broke containment lines and envelops that call australia's prime minister

says the wildfire crisis has reached a new level he's ordered 3000 army reservists to help. sky one of the fires is stretching resources on the ground and there are clearly communities that need additional help and in response to that we must move forward 1st as a commonwealth particularly with the work of air defense forces and then integrate with the local operations that are in place in those local communities the move comes after weeks of intense criticism of the prime minister so far he's insisted that managing the fires was a massive for individual states and rural fire service is alone fire services that are already stretched to the limit. but here are some of the other stories making news around the world today indonesian authorities have been delivering supplies by helicopter off to floods killed 53 people in the region around the capital jakarta torrential rains that started on new year's eve unleashed deadly flash floods and

landslides tens of thousands of people are still on eyeball to return to their homes. a bomb attack on abbas has killed 14 civilians mostly students in booking a fast or the boss was taking them back to school following a seasonal bright 9 people were injured in the blast that took place in serene province near the country's northern border with mali. french authorities are treating friday stabbing spree in a paris suburb as a terrorist attack a 22 year old man had attacked pedestrians with a knife killing one person and injuring 2 others before he was killed by police of the same antiterrorism prosecutors are now taking over the investigation. thank austria's green party has formally to coalition deal to govern with the country's conservatives at a congress insults but party members discuss contentious issues including a ban on headscarves in schools and to the i just 14 the greens approval of the

coalition deal paved the way for a new government to be sworn in next week. well scientists across the globe are thinking of ways to help save the environment on our overheating overheating planet finding sustainable replacements for plastic is katie and these finished researches have done just that by creating head finds me with a green twist. to shade the idea of a green economy has been around for decades no but sustainable products have remained few and far between especially in electronics at the v t t technical research center of finland researchers decided to demonstrate how far the field has come with a set of biotech headphones unlike with plastic the materials in these were sourced not from fossil fuels but from living organisms. reducing our by reactors we can produce lots of different molecules polymers. platform kerry of

course we can make for example scientific spider silk or by a plastic precursors or even by a ball of. the headphones prototype is made from 6 different biotech materials these include a bio plastic produced by yeast a leather substitute made from a fungus by a synthetic sun transmission element derived from that synthetic spider silk the researchers designed the headphones to raise awareness of greener production processes. we thought it was a great opportunity to combine differ materials no one had done it before actually to me know there's different microbes to into the development of electronic devices . of course the electrical components inside the headphones still have to be made of conventional materials but as we work on ways to leave all in the grown and replacing most of the plastic in products like this with bio engineered

alternatives it's at least a small step towards a more sustainable future. we're just jumping now and maher is lindsay claimed a 2nd win in a row in the fall hills 20 meant putting him in 2nd place overall the norwegian was the last man to jump and jump in broken just by a difficult wind conditions he scored 253.3 points to edge poland's david combat's team busking now leads the overall standings with just one adventure and i knew. well last year to female athletes here to new heights megan rapinoe who led the united states to the world cup and another american samoa in biles ferry broke the record for the most world championship medals in gymnastics both biles and her pain our sporting success has become a platform to raise awareness of social issues. i.

was the star of the show at the women's world cup megan rapinoe claimed her 2nd title and jaring the celebrations all eyes were on her repeat no use the publicity to spread her message. it's our responsibility to make this world a better place through pino has become an iconic but controversial figure she rejected the possibility of a white house reception juicer her views on president donald trump and she is accused of not taking women's football seriously she's a huge prize money discrepancies with men's football at the world cup final fans in the stadium made their support for repaying oakley. i was very special to that time transcended. outside. soccer stadium something bigger and simone biles is another female athlete who had a stellar 2019 after becoming the most decorated gymnast of all time for the puck

to glory was filled with pain her mother was a drug addict and files was raised by her ground. parents who still a company has to every event. biles was also one of more than 250 athletes abused by usa gymnastics dr laurie nasser she condemned the organization you had one job you literally had one job anybody to protect her. child says much has changed for female athletes but there is still a long way to go she has previously said we live in exciting times for women in sports so many fantastic female athletes are gradually getting the recognition they deserve but we definitely need to do more to make sure that there is really equality in sports. simone biles and megan rapinoe 2 athletes who refused to put their beliefs to one side. yes we're female athletes over so much more than that and in 2020 they'll continue to fight for what they believe in.

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