this is news live from berlin said back in the suez canal operators fail in their latest bid to refloat a stranded cargo ship diggers drudgeries and tug boats have been trying to free the vessel for days hundreds of ships are now stuck in a maritime traffic jam causing a major headache for global trade also coming up. tragedy on the tracks at least 32 people are killed over 100 more injured as passenger trains collide in egypt. and monday's shooting rampage in colorado reignited the debate about gun rights in the

u.s. many people there are asking how the suspect was able to buy a semiautomatic weapon. a moment use of welcome experts are warning it could take weeks to dislodge a huge container ship blocking egypt's suez canal a new attempt to refloat the vessel was not successful and efforts have been suspended till saturday the prolonged closure of the suez will almost certainly affect global trade which has already been hit hard by the pen demick. the ship plugging the choke point that funnels 30 percent of the global seaborne trade 400 meters long and weighing more than 200000 tonnes the ever given has become an immovable barrier shutting down egypt sue is canal with around $10000000000.00 in trade at stake every day diggers tug boats draggers and

a team of dutch ships salvagers are working day and night to dislodge the vessel. a hick up like this that if that. ever was already crumbling forget about and what has been quite strong demand. and yet no one needs another delay on top of everything out front and the line just how important and how the whole system is . more than $200.00 ships are caught in the world's longest maritime traffic jam some of them are now rerouting their journey around the cape of good hope it trip almost 3 times as long. as. the fear is that consumers will be noticing the delays before long the. biggest impact is that component parts for electronic chemical and engineering industries will not arrive on time. so i didn't

come with a clock ticking the u.s. is among a growing list of countries offering help to refloat the ever given. for more on the story now i'm just joined by journalist jessica rojas who is following the story in cairo so just like in the beginning in the near said that it would take 2 or 3 days to free the ship now they're saying weeks what has changed here. yes no. earlier attempts at judging a person. around and there was blocking their vote and the ship has not been successful so. now our experts are saying that the next step miti trying to elaine. is the actually as that had its rise early next week and that. and could you describe how worried experts are right now about the situation. it's definitely

a serious situation that's why we're going to go. in there shit is for you know next few days that will probably just be a blip. and they treat it as a situation and drags on oil prices are going to be affected and that's when even in summer we scenario would start to see in fact. the price of regular gets what have there been any new revelations about what failed here how this ship god large cross the suez canal and the investigation is ongoing and there has not been very much publicized about what this was already at the egyptian government body and some so. reports have been somewhat sluggish coming out oh. you know high winds were initially things. that trouble and even it's one of the

largest ships that that's kind in the world. you know we haven't ruled out operator error you know these operators are. actually musharraf is a pandemic and they're increasing demand so it remains to be seen whether they're confluence of factors were affected here. this seems to be a kind of rare accident but it also seems that could happen easily again is there any talk about how to avoid this in the future. so why are there any and the egyptians. you know that kind of analysis as an amount yet well you know when it's. multiple times over the years as the ships competition stiffens however you know this is sort of the nightmare scenario where happen and it's not as it is nothing of this magnitude is or happened. so. and the government did expand if you now create that 2nd we in 2015.

decided that the return on investment in the sunsets and. their salaries and that's exactly where the ship struck. journalist jessica rojas and cairo for us thank you . and staying in the region at least 32 people have been killed and scores more injured in a train crash in central egypt the way to save the 2 trains collided after someone pulled the emergency brake on one of them president abdel fattah el-sisi said that anyone found responsible will face serious consequences. twisted steel and mangled carriage is green proof that the impact of 2 trains colliding in egypt so hard province. yet my judgment is no no no one passenger lifestream the immediate aftermath of the crash. of the trade has been an accident and so hard people are dying help us help us people are stuck together to help

people are dying here. and you know that it was not oh this is not another good. people will die people will die in the train the train was turned over with people in it. when help did arrive it was too late for many. minutes is quickly filled with lifeless bodies lifted from the wreckage. authorities say the collision happened after someone pulled the emergency brakes on one of the trains causing at least 2 carriages to overturn egypt has been marred by train accidents in recent years its poor safety record is blamed on a crumbling infrastructure and insufficient maintenance. this is unlikely to be the last tragedy to unfold in egypt's railroads. here's a roundup of the other stories making news around the world comes

a new year has buried former president john fully who died earlier this month reportedly from heart failure he was one of africa's most prominent deniers of the coronavirus crisis an opposition leaders claim the disease played a role in his unexpected death. officials in bangladesh say at least 5 people were shot dead during clashes between police and demonstrators many are protesting a visit to bangladesh by indian prime minister narendra modi to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence critics in predominantly muslim bengal desh accuse modi of stoking anti muslim sentiment in india. myanmar's annual armed forces day parade has been taking place in the capital naypyidaw activists had called for a show of defiance but the country's military rulers were warned that protesters would be at risk of being shot meanwhile in the commercial capital young gone security forces shot and killed 4 protesters outside a police station. u.s.

president joe biden says china's xi jinping and russia's vladimir putin are among among 40 world leaders that he is inviting to a summit on climate change biden has made the climate crisis a top priority of his administration the virtual summit is planned for april. questions are being raised in the united states about how the suspect in the boulder mass shooting was able to pass a background check allowing him to buy a semiautomatic weapon that's even though he had been convicted of assault 10 people died in the rampage which has reopened the debate about gun rights in this poll reports from boulder. what started as a regular day at the supermarket ended in a nightmare. the shooter opened fire and killed 10 people. residents of boulder has come to pay their respects many with tears in their eyes.

and to this king soopers many times i pick up my prescription here all the time both me and my roommate you know come shopping here all the time you know this is right down the street from where several of my friends live it was just terrifying i was frantically texting all of my friends to see you know. are they ok are you are you safe we're pounded for late because in this sort of situation it's you really never know. only a few miles away at a local shooting range customers are here to shoot. to get advice on gun sales and to buy equipment. the incident in boulder doesn't stop people from coming quite the opposite businesses booming but the shooting is a sensitive topic. visitors refused talking to us as they don't want to get sucked into any political discussion at this point about gun control all the record they told us that they fear stronger

restrictions and want to pile up others just want to be ready to defend themselves if the next shooting happens. but that's not the only reason guns are important for both sides of the political spectrum in colorado the state is home to the rocky mountains and known for its stunning landscape viage life and outdoor activities for many locals hunting is their main outdoor sport of choice the hunting culture is deeply ingrained in their identity as it is for many in the united states for gun enthusiasts any restrictions against the right to bear arms is seen as a threat to the individual freedom. inside the walls of colorado's capitol

there's an ongoing fight over gun safety state senator tom sullivan now says so mannix in a fatal shooting in 2012 he once bets a background checks on gun sales and colton gun supporters to be part of the conversation they need to begin working with us because some an us versus them it's all of us we all live in this in this community we are all impacted by the violence and the tragedy that just happened last monday up and build and we all have to be a part of the solution communities like boulder contemn in this fight alone real change can only happen on a federal level. to sports now in the 2021 formula one season starts this weekend with the bahrain grand prix last year saw lewis hamilton win a 7th title tying the record set by german racing great michaud schumacher this

year hamilton is seeking a record 8th championship but will have to get past another schumacher to do it michael's michaud son mick is among the competitors. the stage is set in bahrain for the return to formula one of one of the biggest names in the sport's history. striver make sure her will make his debut this weekend. i'm happy to be here i'm happy to pro have brought back the human name into formula one you know to see i've done it with championships on my back so you know we've proved that i'm able to drive race cars. 22 year old schumacher is last year's formula to champion and before that he cut his teeth in formulas $4.00 and $3.00 now he's arrived at the highest level. of my pos and is like you know that the proper read. one passes just like well you know mate i remember like seeing my dad having one and i was

like always i want to one but i was heading that one but anyways i have one now and it's amazing in i'm really looking forward to. schumacher sr made his debut at the same age exactly 30 years ago he went on to win a record 7 formula one championships and that record was equaled last year by the driver of this car. and now lewis hamilton is looking to go clear with an 8th title . of the right have more excited i think than i have been a long time. but to sit down or to succeed if they get going we're going to have a real great battle one way or another. that's we're always up. but in bahrain this weekend all eyes will be on the heir to the schumacher dynasty as he takes his 1st steps on racing's biggest stage. watching the w. news live from berlin more world world news coming up at the top the hour barlow's

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