i am. this is you know we news line from berlin general rebuilds and remembers the italian city has inaugurated a new bridge 2 years after a deadly freeway collapse many are hailing its quick construction but critics say victims of the disaster and their families are being overshadowed as the back to school with the pandemic still ongoing schools we opened their doors in germany after months of education interrupted can children and teachers be kept safe in the

classroom. well iraq it's a pleasure to be with you a new motorway bridge was inaugurated this evening and genoa italy to replace a structure that collapsed almost 2 years ago all of 43 people were killed when the marandi bridge broke up as vehicles drove over it in 2018 it was one of the league's worst civil disasters in decades the new bridge called sun georgiou was completed in near record time in attendance at the ceremony were among others at least prime minister just a convict and star architect friends of piano who designed the new approach. and correspondent phil is in a general for you to show the place. set the scene for us how has it marked you

know today. just a short time ago there are a series of jets that flew just above our heads and over the bridge behind us for that ceremony marking the inauguration of the bridge now they were trailed behind in the colors of the italian flag a symbol really of just the sense of national pride here that's being felt out the opening of this new breach which is treaty considered states of the aunts here but it's not being welcomed this ceremony by everybody we spoke to the relatives of one woman who lost relatives in the collapse of the marandi bridge almost 2 years ago to the day she says that she wouldn't attend this ceremony today she was concerned that it would be treated as a celebration and that it would in a sense overshadowed the loss and the just a process that's currently underway search for justice to find those responsible for the collapse of this bridge so it truly is

a mixed feelings here as this bridge now opens here in genoa mixed feelings but still charlotte how significant is this day for general in italy. when a practical sense this bridge does reconnect 2 sides of this city is also a key all story taking genoa from to the rest of italy and on to france so in and logistical sense really it truly is very important some estimates suggest it cost this city outside up to 6000000 euros a day this is also a big success story in many ways to some italy they've become so much over the last few months it's just enjoyed the worst so far of the coronavirus crisis i think a lot of people here welcoming the success here now we spoke to the architects of this bridge just a short time ago renzo piano he describes how he felt at the opening of this bridge . i remember the beach stuff i mean the visuals beaded sixty's shading there was

a nice young market but i was maybe going to die every time coming down to jingle for b.j. that was my way to do disco. you see in me that i mean she's going to the beach i love it that was a brave n.g.a. in the old days so. it was. just to give you could say. to the edge of the marchese to swallow today it's a day to day we open the newbie. to the new beaches. the stink of the place will build like. she's a mix. of. those. will be able me. in a community more than 1000 people work for nonstop so the right to do

of being able to rebuild could. be just are so your very emotional moment there mr cantor speaking to you charlotte now the new bridge is being called a model for italy why. yeah well if the runty bridge collapse showed the west at its knees aging infrastructure this bridge behind us is considered an example of the best and not just later because of the speed at which it was completed in just over a year we had through the construction manager that usually a project of this kind would take something in the region of up to a halt is that because it is incredibly impressive something it's a the intake is very very proud of there's also the fact that it's states of the art safety of course at the halls of the construction of this bridge there are 2 robots for example running along the span that looking at maintenance is going to dehumidifying system as well to combat any crew. roshan considers perhaps that one

of the contributing factors in the collapse of the bridge and then of course there's the fact that it is designed by that star architect renzo piano here who we just heard from a short time ago he's general born so behave this was something of a passion project he said he designed this bridge as look like the hull of a ship it is symbol to show who it is symbol the general which is a a port city he's also been quoted as saying that the bridge has the d.n.a. of the people of genoa in it so it is very significant for for him this projects very poignant indeed or charlotte shall some feel reporting for you from genoa italy thank you. well here in germany it's the 1st day back at school for some children german states are beginning the process of reopening schools after the summer break but with the pandemic ongoing schools are having to adapt to a new normal so how are schools adjusting to going back to a daily schedule we went to visit one school to see how the 1st day when it.

finally back where they wanted to be in the school yard with all of their friends for the 1st time in 5 months these children from john brinkman primary school in rostock can play together without a mask and without daring to social distancing growth. even hugs are allowed although not recommended. and especially my it's election night because we like to sit next to each other again and we can see on our friends again where no. one is i i find it great because we can see all of our friends again and also our classmates and teachers and it's even my sister's very 1st day at school so that's really exciting it's like today she truly took. just like this cross all 11000000 german pupils are supposed to return to a daily school routine in the next couple of weeks a great relief for their parents as well but playing and learning so close to each

other every day comes with a certain risk of infection that makes some teaches uneasy. as of course we're anxious. it's not just school it goes beyond that i'm thinking about my family my grandmother is $91.00 you don't want to be a carrier plus i have to be extra careful as my child has asthma. with coded $1000.00 infections rising again in germany parents have mixed feelings about the new start to. this is the mother given there's a degree of uncertainty you don't know where people have been on holiday. i'm glad it's starting up again the last 6 months have been exhausting. comes to. school started normally and i could see there might not be any social distancing. keeping the kids at home even longer isn't an option for the school's head teacher should

he call is really important for the children and their families as well i think schools can restart despite the rising cases. for the most part everyone is trying to keep a distance even though some hugs are just inevitable for the kids they hope to be able to continue their school year as normally as possible. and they're only i talked to the education minister of the 1st german state to reopen its schools after the summer holidays and i asked her what measures schools are taking to make sure this stays safe for both the students and teachers. well 1st of all we company the whole thing was a strategy of testing all teachers are allowed to be tested if they want to it's voluntary 5 times until the fall break then we do separate different groups we structure defined groups in the classroom so that the kids who

don't belong to the same group don't meet each other during the school day and so also if something happens if there's an infection which we hold out hope but we cannot exclude the possibility that you can quickly find the chain of infection that we can close certain sections maybe of a school maybe a whole school but what we do want to avoid is to go back to a lockdown in the whole state. but to martin they're speaking to us so earlier education minister of the 1st german state to reopen schools so want to tell you about some of the other stories making news around the world and we begin with some breaking news because government forces we're getting reports have retaken control of a prison in eastern afghanistan after a prolonged battle with islamic state militants but 300 prisoners are reportedly still at large well the battle began last sunday night after a suicide car bomber targeted the prison where hundreds of iowa's members who

purportedly being held 29 people were killed. space former king juan carlos the 1st says he is leaving spain to live in another country the other 2 year old former monarch is being investigated for corruption in a formal letter to his son can fairly be carlos said he believes the decision is in the best interest of the spanish people he's pledged to continue cooperating with the investigation. the former northern irish politician john hume has died at the age of 83 hume was awarded the nobel peace prize back in 1980 along with david trimble for their efforts to end decades of violence in northern ireland was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party and campaigned for the nonviolent reunification of ireland. the german institute for economic research has been examining the distribution of wealth and found that

the richest people own far more of the nation's ass's them previously thought while the findings suggest a widening gap between the haves and the have nots in germany. hamburg one of germany's richest cities around 42000 millionaires live here and their numbers keep rising but how much do the richest germans really have a new report provides some answers the figures are explosive the richest one percent of germans own 35.3 percent of the wealth and the richer half of the population owns 98.6 percent that leaves 1.4 percent for all the rest. this inequality has economic and social consequences the authors of the study are cautious in their assessment. as the foot title is from readings this interview should of well at least for me as an economist has 2 aspects the 1st is the

efficiency aspect where you ask yourself ok so is the economy working the way it should. wealth concentration wouldn't matter as much if the wealth was in the hands of the most capable entrepreneur. but of course there are also the political and moral aspects is it fairly shared. that's an issue he said bush has been stressing for years the granddaughter and heiress of german industrial magnate robert bosch is committed to redistributing wealth that sets her apart from others in her wealth bracket. i'm worried about democracy. we know that confidence in democracy is declining i mean. if people's assumption is confirmed that elites are entrenched and super rich then for many it won't make

voting easier and will give the wrong parties a boost to similar to other countries with strong welfare states where the pension system is strong and where protection during one's working life is also strong but because of this protection people don't have to save as much private wealth he bought us from the bottom for ease of bosch wealth means responsibility she finances many foundations and she wants to make wealthy people pay more taxes get seen view now we see these rich people they're here we have a clearer picture of them it's time to roll up our sleeves and change things. is a boss has a clear stance on germany's wealth concentration this report could spark a big debate on the subject. and that does it for us says stephen bradley is up next with business i hope to see you again tomorrow for so long it's.

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