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and explore fascinating world heritage sites. p.w. world heritage 360 getting up now. this is news live from berlin pope francis calls for peace from the ruins of war battered mosul in iraq the pontiff is visiting iraqi christians who have endured the brutality of this lama 60 minutes and he's encouraging their country's christian minority this stain iraq unhealthy bill also coming up the protesters are out on the streets of miramar cities and candice after reports of police raids in
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a number of the breasts as authorities attempt to push back against opponents of last month's to. speaking out against harassment in india a lot has improved since the country's need to moment but many women still feel they are being protected at work. i'm michel ok welcome we start in iraq where pope francis has been visiting the city of mosul the one time stronghold of the so-called islamic state as part of his historic visit to the country francis offered prayers and words that were translated to arabic outside the ruins of 4 demolished churches in the northern iraqi city during a prayer for war victims he released a white dove of peace now despite the pandemic the pope also plans to celebrate
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mass in the city of erbil later today for an expected crowd of 10000 people. i'm joined by correspondent owen hold away with more what's the pontiff main message for the people of northern iraq today i think particularly the christian community of northern iraq which would devastate with the borg and see islamic states as misuse of is there or is that solidarity or all of the x. this for the course of the most one particular time of character which will be is the powers of the government need students how is really in the messages solidarity and also it's a misuse of the sunni sunni community in that region in a for that that you that the christian community are there to stay and they're also their fellow weapon so i think it's a really important message not just of the christians community of the northern iraq but also for the why that one community and what a modern message of peace for that region. you know as we watch the leader of the
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world roughly 1300000000 catholics right there in the former isis stronghold mosul one can't help but think this is no doubt the most dangerous part of his journey. yesterday's but army at the since the fall of the islamic state the area itself the city area is in has been very much cured dishy there is a massive onto russian security the economy and so i mean it all though it is to me probably the most dangerous part of this trip i think it's also important to use it showcasing the fact that after the fall of the islamic state in the terrorist organization that ran that city that now you have a pointed toward the city and actually actually showing solidarity it's been that the christians there it's a really important message so although it is undoubtedly the riskiest part of this trip i think it's also to one of the most important parts as the christian minority reacting to the papal visit. i think very bad posed you know they've been
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decimated by war since the fall of saddam back in 2003 you know a lot of the early christian particularly. let it slip out of mosul and car costs and kind of deal and so the vibe on the street that's given up you for its upcoming service in the in the focal stadium stand right for me i think it's very positive so there's a lot of a lot of positive atmosphere and it's sort of i think showcasing more broadly a different side to iraq. own as you well know later today the pope is scheduled to say mass in for a meal with thousands of people has there been any issue made of this given the pandemic. somewhat but i think i think i think that's been outweighed by the fact of the positivity of his message you know there isn't very much risk. structure its head health care stuff it's it's it's been decimated by years of war additionally prior there was a big spike in corona virus cases there's been a crux money around for 40000 deaths so there is
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a risk that this could be this could end up into being a super sporting event but i think risk sensually are being outweighed by the positive message that the popes bring to this country or in whole the way much thanks for that only. to me and more now where protesters are out on the streets again to continue their demonstrations against last month's military coup tens of thousands are marching with the largest protests in the city of mandalay there are protests too in the largest city and gone it follows police raids targeting opposition leaders witnesses described hearing shots during those raids a number of people were arrested it comes as the chinese government says it's willing to work with the relevant parties to ease tensions. journalists 8 min day and joins me now from yang gone what's the situation where you are now. so
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where i am a young girl what we've been seeing is that police have started to break up protests early in the day today and we're having reports that people have been getting beaten as they're out protesting and again at mandalay there's also been reports of police have begun firing rounds at least them back and they have began to use libraries. so it's an aggressive standoff we've heard reports of police raids over night what can you tell us about that. so there were multiple police rates throughout the country and they did seem to be concentrated in young girls and as far as we know they were targeting. government workers who are participating in through the amp as well as activists and members of the national league for democracy which is the party that won the election in 2020 and we just received news that one of the people who were arrested last night a local boy chair of the anti party was has died of injuries that he sustained
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while in the tension due to the police raids we've been hearing reports of resistance among elected officials can you tell us a little bit more about that. sure so there's a number of different leadership groups are applying for the missi in the m.r. right now including the junta but one of the main bodies of elected government is the committee representing stuff which is a committee of mostly national league for democracy and peace. in the 2020 election but it does in compass a larger group of people and they've really been leading the charge in terms of creating parallel power structures to the hunters and. all of young girls as well as many other townships around the country have now created people's governing bodies are not answering to the hunter and are only working with elected governments and we have also seen that over a dozen deaths diplomats around the world including the ones at the un in tokyo as
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well as in washington d.c. have now declared that they will only serve and answer to elected government. through this committee and they will not be honoring any mandate orders from the one. in on in a boarding story their union gone thank you renee. thank you. highlighting now some other stories making news around the world the u.s. senate has approved president joe biden's $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan that includes direct payments of $1400.00 to most americans democrats and narrowly won the vote without any republican support the house of representatives is expected to approve the bill next week. protesters have rallied in minnesota as head of the trial over george floyd's killing police officer derek shogun is accused of murder after being filmed with his knee on floyd's neck as floyd begged
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for air jury selection begins on monday the case set off racial justice protests in the u.s. and beyond. thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters opposed the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy they also object to mass vaccines and compulsory tests in schools . journalists comedians and actors figured prominently in india's me too movement in 2018 coming out with stories of harassment at the hands of men in power a recent court verdict acquitting an accuser in a defamation case was seen as a victory for women who have spoken out against harassment while offices and workplaces are gradually improving protections offered to workers many women in the informal sector remain invisible within the movement in india. or such
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a worker who wants to emphasise that time is indeed up. party line is well known and honey but what she stops and off to other domestic workers who live nearby many are now friends but some close their doors she's too much of an activist this she doesn't mind though she wants to make sure that other young women and girls are never afraid like she was once to speak out against hadassah. employers treat us for such things cost we can sit next to them we can't have them account come into the table we can eat from the plates we only have a right to wash them so how did he touch me if a concert next year how do you put your hand on me. the party was only 8 years old when she was sent to work for a rich family and to live with them without. it's a common arrangement in indian cities which activists amounts to more densely very . tiresome and and abuse by employers is common to and domestic workers often
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see the can't afford to speak out at the risk of losing their jobs but party stresses that it is better to do the job with dignity than to suffer through one without. none 3rd hotheads of women's rights and she points out that while me too testimonials occupied mostly digital spaces everybody she found similar reactions someone's party and other domestic work off play as well or they asked women to share their workplace harassment experiences through art and writing and stitched together on a saturday calling it maybe which means me too in hindi so when they displayed the . buttery calls and there was a stunned silence they didn't realize that. you know there are others like them is there they thought that they were the only ones who had experience actual harassment and the wonder woman that got them to talk about it realize that what
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has happened to them is unfair and they can speak and then auto loans. guys the iranians says this isn't just about she wants to ensure that her daughter goes up watching her mother live the dignity. knowing that she deserves it. don't have all the job whatever i say whatever i tolerate my baby is absorbing it and saddens me and i don't want her to learn that. she's better than me she'll be stronger than me this is why i tell women to rise to raise their voice if not for themselves them for their children to make them strong. barkley says that she wants her daughter to be unafraid of the ditch to have a big house herself a comfortable job she's confident her daughter can be just like them but a much much grander both. in the bundesliga the match up between buying munich and worse your dortmund known
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as their classic or didn't disappoint league leaders byron one for 2 as well that levon down skis hattrick help them come back from 2 no down and help him out shine his dortmund rival. this edition of deck last week it was all about the strikers by and robert levein tosti was on course to break the record for the most goals in abundance league a season dortmund on the other hand were missing key players to injury piling the pressure on strike at holland but the norwegian thrives on a challenge and in just the 2nd minute his strike took a deflection of sharapova tank and put into the head. black and yellow is taking a shot lead at the allianz arena. yes that was soon after dortmund where injury nyad took and i was out making his 1st start since october darted behind the bar and defense to set up. a flowing counterattack showcasing dortmund their best it was 2 nil with less than 10 minutes. but by and i used
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to coming from behind and excellent work from leroy sun i allowed love and dusty to hot the deficit before the half hour mark. quick thinking and quick feet from sun i had by and back in the game and then a needless trial by mahmoud the who gifted by in a penalty 11 dusky stepped up. the outcome was never in doubt the scores were level going into half time. dortmund clung on to a draw throughout the 2nd half until with just 2 minutes to go by and took the lead . gorecki has been a ko muscles in midfield this season and he again came through for the champions just in time. there were enough seconds on the clock for by him to inflict more misery on dortmund that one task he completed his hat trick against his former club and crept ever closer to a record setting goal tally. the faces on the door and bench said it all from too
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no luck they found themselves vanquished 4 to buy and remain at the top of the table thanks to the man who can seemingly rescue them from any situation. you're watching d.w. news up next our technology show shift stay tuned for that i'm like a local thanks for talking. that the they were that hard and in the end is a me you're not allowed to stay here any more than was injured that. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers would lie and say. what's your story.
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