this is news coming to you live from berlin the search for survivors after deadly explosions in equatorial guinea the blasts flattened a military camp and nearby neighborhoods in the country's largest city people are digging through 3 victims from the rubble at least 24 killed and hundreds more injured also coming up anything but a fairy tale prince harry and his wife megan explain their break with the british royal family in a tell all interview that levels accusations of racism and in to us.

as international women's day kicks off we look at nurses here in germany on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic why do many earning less than men doing the same. just hours from now the trial for the white officer charged in george boyd's death gets underway a racially charged case reignites the nation national debate over protections for police who kill. fellow i'm terry martin good to have you with us the search for survivors after a powerful series of earthquakes explosions rather an editorial guinea is underway at least 20 people were killed hundreds more have been injured the blasts tore apart a military base in the country's most populous city by president. areas near the

base were also a bullet are rated trapping people under 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. we don't know we don't know what caused this. we don't know what happened really know there was a fire and. according to the government dynamite exploded in the city's military barracks setting off a series of blasts that left few buildings and bata undamaged. regarding . 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 one. 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 guinea's 1400000 inhabitants live in. the powerful blast have shaken not just the city but the entire country. our correspondent plays a young is covering the story for us from in neighboring cameroon place what do we know about the cause of these explosions. thank you our what we knew also found out the cause of this explosion is basically from what information we're getting from the president of the country judo or beyond gamma he mentioned

in the tele by mr each yesterday that these blast was caused by huddling of dynamite at the. bottom also of your suspect lieutenant i mentioned people who are climbing the ladder and across the fuse of promise what i mean the fuel that cross all nearby didn't immediately be dust the enemy have set fire up india fuels and the smi have caused the glass but that's just what we know they're eating pollution it's coming from from the context of what now several people were killed many were injured how are hospitals they're coping and. hospitals are overwhelmed specially the main hospitals where in juda new pixies on the east of the blast have been taking so yes even ministry of health

post at a separate tweets on tweets out asking for a quick direct in the end all that people who have experience in that even want us to go to the hospitals across the city to make sure that they can do indiana hello . good i mean the tolerance of victims the software for this exclusion brought lots is running out so they've asked for people to donate blood in hospitals most of these hospitals to tell you about worms. thank you very much for that update that was correspondent plays a young in where cameras. now let's catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world today in myanmar police of occupied hospitals and universities in the largest city ngong are also reports they've arrested hundreds of people involved in protesting last month's military coup the u.n.

says more than 50 people have died in the protests so far. a saudi led coalition has mounted a series of airstrikes on gammons capital sana which is held by who the rebels airstrikes come 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 aligned with these since 2014. folk francis has concluded his historic trip to iraq and is returning to the vatican today the pope brought a message of peace and forgiveness urging iraq's dwindling christian community to stay in the country and help rebuild after years of war and persecution. britain's prince harry and his wife megan have spoken on t.v. about their exit from royal life in an explosive interview with oprah winfrey megan who has a white father and black mother revealed that while she was pregnant one member of

the royal family had voiced concerns over their son's skin color she said intense pressure caused her to have suicidal thoughts prince harry said the couple had been cut all financially from the royal family and that he felt let down by his father prince charles. for more now we're joined by our correspondent bigot by us in london beckett what reaction is that interview getting in britain. there is definitely this story that people are talking about we have not seen the full interview here in the u.k. i have not seen it just acts that clips that basically have been released but still this is enough to get people talking for sure and i think the most show really is the right way revelation is it's about the racism and this is the alleged racism

and this is what the front page and what's being discussed and several of the u.k. newspapers would you have just described that was the issue with the possible color of the skin that the on one skin and and that i think is what people will be talking about most of the other obviously issue is more no past no level it's the tragedy i think you can say between harry and his father prince charles that harry revealed that at one point his father he said would not take his cool suit is that rift between father and son and i think to many people would feel on a personal level it's quite sad. you think buckingham palace is going to react to this interview. that's hard to say there have been reports that the queen herself would not be watching the interview and that there would only be

a statement if individual members of the palace were attacked so we'll have to see for example with this racism allegation the couple would not get into who specifically that wore suit it's a it's a tough one for the palace of course there will be so many unanswered question in the discussion the debate about it will not go away but whether they are going to give an official statement i think we're just really have to wait and see. so we've got allegations of racism that we've apparently heard in that interview we've also heard talk about very cold distance relations and whatnot how damaging could these allegations before the monarchy in britain. well when meghan markle joined the royal family there was a lot so if. it was like

a breath of fresh air and and people were really looking forward to maybe a new chapter in the life of the royal family there was a lot of talk about could she reach out to all the audiences young goldie and says that did the royal family traditionally maybe have failed to reach out a quick not not reach in the same positive way and now of course that debate has shifted and and it's you know this debate is still taking place but with a negative tinge so i think yes there is there is a fear there will be a fear and buckingham palace that the monarchy as such could be tainted but having said that the queen still is somebody who's very popular as a head of state say so as long as the queen is in place and she is she's. representing the country i think there is you know she will be in good standing but

what follow self of course that's that's a more open question because thanks very much that was the w.c. very good moments in london. well today is international women's day a chance to all of the contributions women are making around the world it's also a day to shine a light on the unique challenges that women face challenges which the corona virus has made worse according to the u.n. commission on the status of women the pandemic has forced women to carry an even greater burden consisting of additional housework home schooling. and they've suffered job losses as a result the isolation and stress caused by the downs has also led to a global spike in domestic violence which mainly affects women. well today we're taking you up to need to look at the ways the pandemic is negatively impact in the lives and economic status of women around the world and is

undermining women's equality itself let's start by listening. i think the walk was even more because. i think. a lot in them because i think. the media lot are house for member. before i think that even though they had gone. oh you have a difficult man to his head might oh and nor yet it. occurred. 3

. to quote on all can or cannot lead by a woman can you with germany and france have the. right. to shawn in space on the inside and dr who do it to get tsunami shots for fun as a follow on a prophet who is the who votes and. and. dusty get to type as a. student. who goes into photography to fall in a combat suit. well women do provide the bulk of work as caregivers looking after the young the old and the sick in germany most nurses are women and they often earn significantly less than their male colleagues the w spent time with some nurses to learn about more and more about their experiences during the pandemic. here in the hospital there is a strict protocol when it comes to putting on your protective clothing but for cuts

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 you know taking care of coronavirus patients. as a stick around it a bit of the physical strain is an enormous working in this kind of gear 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 can also endanger us and that is really stressful and. stressful is also how hammond would describe her last year she it works as a nurse in an old people's home and birth in the pandemic made her job even harder and again the burden of caring for society's elderly falls 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 guns and 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 chairman federation of trade unions the chances of promotion a slim and they often white nights 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 nasa's 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 it would mean for the fall and winter my wish for women in this profession is that they stop. putting themselves down and that people are aware of their contribution people need to understand that we are

not just not as clean as the kitchen wife it is that the world only goes around when we all work together as a team and that one of us can't get by without the other doesn't i now for the moment one of the anonymous. the time bagenal is that too after what she likes to go for a walk in the woods to switch off to it is important to support people who work in care for and i would. 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 and as i had to stand tough it was all of us here as a whole to. both not greet these improvements have to come and they have to come soon. let's bring in ricardo along now she's the deputy leader of germany's green party and the party's speaker on women's affairs thanks for being with us from d.w.

news most 1st of all we've just watched good morning we just watched report on women nurses on the front line of the covered 19 crisis how do you feel about the way they're being treated and compensated for their work to be honest as a politician i feel kind of embarrassed because to have been lot of thank yous to them domenic perre working in these chops many people left thank them and also many politicians i thank them but we see now saugus and you would you not enough have changed if you look into working conditions if you lose a car to what do you have paid destitute so many steps to take until you reach the quality and until we reach a society where the people who our society into our economic wealth depends on our patron what they are worth the pandemic has disproportionately impacted women how concerned are you about the. we assume that one hand women are working in

tops with the high infection riskin was such a thought and then you had a hunch women have been tackling a double burden of home office and home schooling in that many cases parents have taken over the work that's before have been done in the schools and then 80 percent of these parents were women this is a big problem but we have to see this is not something that the coronal has created so it's the structural inequality that has been daddy fought who is the person who is more likely to give up that top you independent make is to person that had us already worked part time or earned less before hand and this has been dad before coronata definitely put politics that change distracts us and if we do it is then her own house and that's not a test to worsen the situation of women if you're not going to spend with. you talking about structural discrimination there what more do you think lawmakers should be doing right now to protect women's rights. we need

a change in our tax system in the moment our tax system is and my guess is as a structural inequality for women we need to have an equal texas to need to strengthen the wages in the systemic rather once and chop that's we just saw and i think we need to talk about working time women off not working as much as men and therefore earning less and i think we need to start to talk about how we share the work burden and the burden of unpaid work at home and therefore we also need to rights to return to full time when you have been working pop time this month thank you very much for your insights that was recovered a lunch she's the deputy leader of germany's green party. sketch you up on some of the other developments worldwide in the crown of ira's pandemic vietnam has launched its vaccination program frontline health workers and people living in or near kobe 1000 hot spots will be among the 1st to receive the doses there new zealand has thought enough of the biotech pizer shot to inoculate its

entire population of 5000000 people the country's prime minister just into our defense says having one type of vaccine will simplify its rollout and the european medicines agency has urged european union member states to refrain from granting national approvals for russia's sputnik v. vaccine the agency says it's reviewing its safety and efficacy. when u.s. president joe biden took office in january he promised his government would make fighting the credit iris a priority now mass vaccinations in the u.s. are renting up according to the centers for disease control and prevention more than $2000000.00 people each day are receiving their shots but much depends on local organizing to get jobs in our. marjorie drummond was having difficulty getting

a covert 19 vaccine appointment that is until the social worker who brings the 8 year old her meals at home got involved thank you yeah i've got a list we get here we get to vaccine. is it he won't with masses there will be very . little he made a problem for we weren't there. today margery is waiting for her follow up shot this doctor's clinic is funded by donations from a charity organization which supports communities in low income areas of washington d.c. danielle stout and her colleagues are taking it upon themselves to vaccinate patients the clinic dropped out of the city's central online appointment portal because it was leaving their patients waiting too long. a lot of people don't know that they can get a lot of people don't realize that we're offering it and also they have a relationship with this so they feel probably more profitable x. and those questions and they know that this is the judgment for insults of you have

any questions about the vaccines or doctors when i asked them right there in that moment. that's an advantage of decentralized organizations and that could be the secret of the u.s. vaccination program success there are huge vaccination centers across the country and drive through locations even pharmacies offer the shots and not just the large chains but small rural pharmacies this is how the vaccination program is being rolled out there's no central control over who gets vaccinated and when and that speeds up the process but the medical staff have a big responsibility. we all take a loss and has to do no harm and one of the pieces of doing no harm is following the guidelines the step for us then we haven't for a reason we are targeting people that are older because they were fraudulent people will tell conditions because. they need it. not all the states of vaccinating quickly but the overall speed is picking up last week health authorities said more

than 2000000 people per day were being vaccinated and now there is of a 3rd approved vaccine are on the way. just a few hours from now the trial against the 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 band died in may last year after a white police officer derrick shaaban knelt on his neck the city is bracing ahead 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 derrick shelving 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 tension especially this. depends going up it just seems like escalation almost like they're already prepping for the worst if it doesn't say peaceful it doesn't but it just isn't is not 3rd i don't think it will and it shouldn't no remote. polish but they're not going to change. the trial will begin with the potentially lengthy process of jury selection the court has allocated up to 3 weeks for that. ex minneapolis police officer derrick shelving

faces charges of 2nd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter for the death of george floyd the 46 year old black man have been detained by shelvin 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 steve floyd leads a local neighborhood organization called the gotha movement it aims at improving relations between the community and law enforcement he is concerned the trial will reopen wounds. as you get more closer we get to the trial the more intense and more emotional the more triggers reappear you know it becomes more broad. that what happened what we went through the last 10 months. minneapolis still shows plenty of scars from the ng 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 is a big protest get aggressive from the beginning that's the worst. 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. 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 there will be a much higher price to pay if justice is not served for the killing of george floyd . sports news now in the bonus leon sunday younus hector scored a late equaliser as cologne picked up a balliol point at home to braman american forward josh sargent gave freeman the lead in the 66th minute with his 2nd goal in as many games but cologne hit back 7

minutes from the end substitute hector taking advantage of a mistake by the visiting keeper draw leads cologne 3 points above the relegation zone. you're watching g.w. news up next it's business with chris i'm terry martin thanks for watching. the for.

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