this is news coming to you live from berlin the search for survivors after didley explosions in guinea the blasts flattened of military camp and nearby neighborhoods in the country's largest city people are digging to free victims from the rubble at least 15 were killed and hundreds more injured also coming up calls for justice ring out in minneapolis once again for george floyd just hours from now the trial for that white police officer charged in his death gets underway. as international

women's day kicks off here in germany we look at an occupation where women do the vast majority of the earth but many still make less money than men doing the same joe. blow i'm terry martin good to have you with us the search is on for survivors after a series of powerful explosions in equitorial guinea at least 15 people were killed hundreds more have been injured the blasts tore apart a military base in the country's most populous city bata residential areas near the base were also obliterated trapping people under the rubble the country's foreign minister has called for international assistance in dealing with the disaster. panic confusion and flight and the city of the largest getting residents are in

shock over the disaster that struck in their midst c. we don't know we don't know what caused this. ever let me don't know what happened really no there was a fire. according to the government dynamite exploded in the city's military barracks setting off a series of blasts that left few buildings and damaged. little. or no regard to. the situation in the city of bata is that there were a couple of blasts during this afternoon. and they have cost the loss of several human lives. as well as substantial material damage 1. 100. and flattened neighborhoods survivors are pulled from the rubble. and. they're

brought to hospitals suddenly overwhelmed with people injured by the multiple explosions. over half of equitorial guineas 1400000 inhabitants live in. the powerful blast have shaken not just the city but the entire country. on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today a saudi led coalition has mounted a series of airstrikes on yemen's capital which is held by the rebels the airstrikes come just after the rebels ramped up attacks on saudi arabia yemen has been the center of a power struggle between its saudi backed government and the iran's aligned with these since 2014. pope francis has concluded a 3 day trip to iraq after holding mass for some $10000.00. and people in your bill earlier the pope visited mosul a city heavily destroyed during the war against the so-called islamic state the

pope denounced religious violence and urged to bracks when doing christian community to stay and rebuild. britain's prince harry and his wife make him have spoken on t.v. about their exit from royal life make who has a wife father and black father revealed one member of the royal family had concerns over their son's skin color she also said intense pressure pushed her to the brink of suicide. in myanmar police have occupied hospitals and universities in the largest city and gone there are also reports they've arrested hundreds of people involved in protesting last month's military coup despite those protesters continue to defy a violent crackdown hundreds marched in the city of daraa way monday after a coalition of labor unions called for a large scale general strike the u.n. says more than 50 people have died in the protests so far.

or for the very latest let's bring in journalist i'm in tunde in yang go on more shooting reported overnight there what more can you tell us. so they were shooting the corded all over again. city as well as last throughout the night and so it's quite likely that the police were using live addle or rubber rounds as well as stun grenades that we've seen during the day but not quite often at night and during the nights i guess advances of the police a number of people were also arrested and members of the end of the party members former party as well as activists student leaders and civil servants participating in the civil disobedience movement going to take. the unions have called for a general strike i understand to keep up the pressure on the military what effect is that having so it's quite effective you are is pretty much at

a standstill and people are finding it difficult to live every day life so i think this has the 2 pronged benefit of not only preventing money from going to the military as well as military owned companies but also in the sense of creating a situation on the ground the quotes you can either print. you can either participate in the protest or you essentially just sit at home and do nothing. aiming turned journalist and go on thank you very much for that update thank you for having me. just a few hours from now the trial against a police officer accused of killing george floyd will open in the u.s. city of minneapolis thousands of people took to the city's streets for rallies on sunday chanting no justice no peace floyd a black man died in may last year after

a white police officer derrick charged and knelt on his neck the city is bracing head of a much anticipated trial that could spark more civil unrest and division in the u.s. . downtown minneapolis has the flair of a ghost town these days city hall and other municipal county and state government buildings have been fortified the city spent several months planning and preparing for what is likely to be the highest profile trial in the history of minnesota razor wire brand new fancy and concrete barriers this is how many apple is try to secure the hennepin county government center this is where the trial will start in just a few hours there will be national guard troops here police will be out in force here to secure the proceedings inside all around town there's a noticeable strain in the air because of the trial. there's a lot of. this depends going up it just seems like escalation

almost like they're already probably the worst if it doesn't say peaceful it doesn't but it just doesn't is not served i don't think it will and it shouldn't know. the trial will begin with the potentially lengthy process of jury selection the court has allocated up to 3 weeks for that. x. minneapolis police officer terry shoving faces charges of 2nd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter for the death of george floyd the 46 year old black man had been detained by shoving at this street corner 10 months ago on may 25th last year many say what has since become george floyd square is foremost a symbol for the pain and grief this community is still experiencing emotions are running high firmly rooted in deep mistrust for the police and the u.s. justice system as the floyd leads a local neighborhood organization called the adopt

a movement it aims at improving relations between the community and law enforcement he is concerned the trial will reopen wounds. with more closer we get more intense and more emotional the more true. reappear you know it becomes more broad quote from your consciousness that what happened what we went through the last 10 months. minneapolis still shows plenty of scars from the in re protests the rioting and the violence that followed the death of george floyd burned out and completely destroyed buildings piles of rubble serve as a reminder of what potentially can flare up and happen again here the worst scenario the big protest get aggressive from the beginning that's the worse. in anticipation of reigniting social unrest during the trial which is expected to go on for months minneapolis has spent millions on beefing up security half a $1000000.00 alone on barricading the city's police precinct buildings however as

the world is watching what happens next many here say that they will be a much higher price to pay if justice is not served for the killing of. today is international women's day a chance to honor the contributions women are making around the world and this year women have played an essential role in tackling the coronavirus here in germany most nurses are women there they've risked their physical and mental health as caregivers during a pandemic they often earn significantly less than their male colleagues many say it's time for that change. here in the hospital there is a strict protocol when it comes to putting on your protective clothing but that's been back it has become a routine she is one of the many female nurses who have been pushing their limits day and night for year now taking care of coronavirus patients.

as a speaker volatile with the physical strain is an enormous working in this kind of is exhausting but the psychological component plays a big role too we always have to take care of critically ill patients that's part of our job but now we have seriously ill patients could also endanger us. in a stressful. stressful is also how hammond would describe her last year she it works as a nurse in an old people's home in perth in the pandemic made her job even harder and again the burden of carrying full society's elderly was mainly on women. luckily men i increasingly interested in being and my husband does also work but otherwise it's mainly women probably because of the pay if it were a male domain then women would also a very different set of aries ask for. more than 90 percent of the people

fighting the daily battles on the nursing front are women and they are up to 10 percent less than their male counterparts according to the german federation of trade unions the chances of promotion are slim and they often work nights as a hammond says she appreciated the gesture when people around germany stood at their windows at the beginning of the pandemic and applaud at the nation's nurses and carrots but it was no more than a gesture now she says women also need to play a role in changing how society treats them even if the phone doesn't my wish for women in this profession is that they stop putting. it's down and that people are aware of their contribution people need to understand that we are not just not clean and so kitchen wife is that the world only goes around when we all work together as a team and for that one of us can't get by without the others and i know for one another mish. cuts him bagga knows that too after what she likes to go for

a walk in the woods to switch off the house to that is important to support people who walk in for. maybe here to stay and we need to develop strategies we need enough stuff enough equipment and whatever else it takes to help us do our jobs. both greet these improvements have to come and they have to come soon. sports news now and in the been asleep on sunday eunice hector scored a lady equaliser as cologne picked up a valuable point at home to braman american forward josh sargent gave braman the lead in the 66th minute with his 2nd goal in his many games but cologne hit back 7 minutes from the end substitute hector taking advantage of a mistake by the visiting keeper to draw leaves cologne 3 points above the

relegation zone. in sunday's late game of armenia bielefeld in berlin both failed to find the net new coach funk comet took charge of his 1st game for the club and his focus on law went closest for them when his shot across goal was saved after the break when you know ins came to and had a golden chance but he fired wide droll lifts bielefeld out of the automatic relegation spot. and see how those results of affected the standings when keeps them 2 points clear of chasing life at the top of the table despite their slip ups fold spork and funk remain in the top 4 at the bottom shocker now 11 points adrift of safety after how to berlin is when but it's still very close for help and several others in the relegation fight. you're

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